Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: fringe tree not budding out :(, 1 by queenbeez

queenbeez wrote:
hello i planted a fringe tree in my yard last year it looked very nice,but now it' just a bunch of bare twigs.i did scratch one of the branchs and it was green so i know there is hope.i just thought it would have leafs on it by now.i did read that they perk up after the azalea's bloom(which are just starting to leaf out).i was going to buy another fringe tree because they are pretty but i am reconsidering now.the pic is from last fall and this is how the tree still looks-the garden is filled with mulch and more tree's-bushes of course :)