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diggerette Brooklyn, NY(Zone 7a) Mar 23, 2007

Hi All,
In September shortly after I planted a young redbud tree(maybe 21/2 ft tall with many buds) I noticed that all the small buds were gone. I still do not see any buds. Do you think it will live? It doesn't seem dead. Its branches are not brittle.
Thanks,
Adele

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Yuska San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 23, 2007

Bud drop is sometimes a result of transplant shock. It may not bloom this year, but it will most likely leaf out soon..

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shortleaf suburban K.C., MO(Zone 6a) Mar 23, 2007

Was it planted (bought at a store, in a container) or transplanted (dug up from somewhere else and replanted)?
I once dug up a Redbud and replanted it and was rougher digging it up than I should've been most likely, anyway it died. I'm pretty sure I tore up too many roots in my case.
They are nice trees, in a short period of time. The "stick" Redbud that I planted from Arbor Day in 02' is now about 12 feet tall and this will be the third year of lavender flowers, it shot up like a rocket. It was probably 1 year old when I got it.
Will

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diggerette Brooklyn, NY(Zone 7a) Mar 23, 2007

Thanks Yuska! That is such good news.

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diggerette Brooklyn, NY(Zone 7a) Mar 23, 2007

Hi shortleaf,
I bought it from a store in a container. I think they're nice trees,too. It makes me very happy to know that my little baby tree will be 12 feet tall in 5 years! Oh, being a parent can be so worrisome sometimes.

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shortleaf suburban K.C., MO(Zone 6a) Mar 23, 2007

I'd just be patient for a couple more weeks.
I think Redbud blooms the lavender flowers the first week of April or so (here anyway), and leaves after that.
Will

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Mar 23, 2007

My baby redbud looked like a dead stick all winter and is just starting to show buds now, and since you're a zone or two colder than me I would guess yours might be a few weeks behind. Mine may be a different species than yours though.

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Mar 23, 2007

Sometimes, perhaps even most times, if the top dies new growth will come from the bottom. Give it time.

Scott

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Mar 23, 2007

my volunteer redbuds never even had any flower buds till they were well over 2 1/2 feet tall and had several branches.

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