Hello. Totally new to this. So I have a Bing and Rainer cherry tree, newly planted that are thriving, yet the two van cherry trees have only little brown dead leaves. I'm in Amarillo tx, and we are having a heatwave as of last month. Any ideas? I simply want the trees safe!
If they only have little brown dead leaves, it sounds like they are dead. You can use your thumbnail to scrape a twig and see if any green tissue is underneath the bark, but this isn't sounding positive. Do you have a photograph?
They aren't dead. The tree is quite flexible and has a green tent when I scrape it. I honest to god think it's just a touch of heat shock from being transplanted a bit late. They were put in the ground a few weeks ago but the weather here in Texas has been quite brutal. Even a cactus got a sunburn.
Ok, keep your fingers crossed. Since the plants aren't losing water through their leaves, don't overwater--much harder to tell what might be the right amount when you don't have leaves to look at as a guide!
Also try to erect some shade cloth to protect them from the worst of the sun in the middle of the day.
