recently planted this pecan tree a couple months ago, it started blooming, and then it just stopped. i’ve been watering it well and regularly. the other trees have been fine. this one is crispy. it’s not in direct sunlight.
Looks like it’s planted too deep and August is a really brutal time to plant a tree, I would keep watering it every other day or so (as long as the area doesn’t drain poorly) until end of October and then probably replant it an inch or two above grade, also try to pull the mulch off the trunk. Good luck!
DigDubbs
Pull the mulch back and find where the trunk flares out, that should be at soil level. This can be deeper in the pot it came in too so do some digging below where you set it in the ground if you don’t see the root flare at grade.
Water once a week ~30 gallons for the first year, yes even in winter. Re-mulch at least during the fall, summer too if the mulch breaks down quick. You can dial back the watering after the first year to every other week. Then monthly during the third year. Can supplement watering when
Young Pecans will look like they aren’t doing much the first three years in the ground, then they will shoot up quite a bit.
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Looks like it’s planted too deep and August is a really brutal time to plant a tree, I would keep watering it every other day or so (as long as the area doesn’t drain poorly) until end of October and then probably replant it an inch or two above grade, also try to pull the mulch off the trunk. Good luck!
Pull the mulch back and find where the trunk flares out, that should be at soil level. This can be deeper in the pot it came in too so do some digging below where you set it in the ground if you don’t see the root flare at grade.
Water once a week ~30 gallons for the first year, yes even in winter. Re-mulch at least during the fall, summer too if the mulch breaks down quick. You can dial back the watering after the first year to every other week. Then monthly during the third year. Can supplement watering when
Young Pecans will look like they aren’t doing much the first three years in the ground, then they will shoot up quite a bit.