Having almost written off a Tomcot Apricot after it flowered profusely very early and then seemed to die by showing no sign of leaf with withered looking branches oozing gum, I've just noticed fresh leaves bursting from what looked like dead branches, oo-er missus, what is going on? Same with a Burbank plum and a Pluot in the garden, what looked just like dead branches coming to life. I'm wondering if it's the result of the cold blast last March followed by a scorching Summer. Glad I didn't start the chainsaw.
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Not quite the same, but I ordered 3 dog roses - bare root - a couple of months back and had to email the nursery to say, Was it all right? Everything else in the garden was in full leaf, including a patio rose but such buds as I could see on the caninas looked dry and brown. Not a speck of green anywhere. The nursery said, Wait until June: it's too early to tell if they've established.
1. Not in full leaf yet, but plenty to show it's definitely established.
2. The dead loss, twigs brown and brittle. But now I can just see bits of green (apart from the odd greenfly). As long as it's fully established by the autumn, it should be/ might be all right for next season.
3. Jury's still out. I can't say there's a single node that looks like a living bud. But with the warmth and plenty of water, who knows?It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world. -
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I have seen that on fruit trees but this affected the whole tree with the exception of the tips of some branches. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the trees' fight-back continues. Good idea to prune back where no new growth is coming?Comment
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