Planting high is never an issue - it is far preferable to plant with the rootball above grade than it is to plant too low. Planting over a decomposing stump can present further problems as well. As the wood material decomposes it will pull nitrogen out of the soil and that can affect the ninebark's growth and health. Decomposition will also cause it to shrink and collapse, with the rootball sinking even further below the soil surface.

i would not have redug in in late july ...

ken

Oh, I guess I should clarify, I actually redug it in mid-June, not late July.

My Ninebark 'Summer Wine' appears to be doing much better now. The foliage is healthy, there is no sign of any more dying branches, and new growth is emerging. I think the cooler temperatures and all the rain we have been getting has helped immensely.

I have a Summer Wine ninebark in tree form and many of the branches appear to be dead. Some of the larger branches have green inside of them and there are only a few leaves forming in the center of the tree. does anybody know if I should cut the Woody ones off and leave the ones that have green inside of them to save the plant?

where are you rad ...

and whats the hurry to cut stuff off ... give it a another month or 2 ...

next time ... start your own post.. include location ... and perhaps add a pic or two ...

ken

Hey, Radovey, just curious is your Ninebark Summer Wine in full sun? I have one Ninebark Summer Wine on the south side of my house in full blazing sun all day, and it does fantastic. I have another Ninebark Summer Wine literally 10 feet from the first one, but it is in morning sun and afternoon shade, and it gets dead branches in it every year. I don't worry too much about it, because the foliage looks good and it keeps growing numerous new branches every year. But my theory is that Ninebark Summer Wine shrubs need full sun to grow their best. Shade may be the cause of the die back. And yes, I cut the dead branches out.

My summer wine look like it’s burning up the leaves come in green but they dry up fast?

This summer in South central Kansas, we have seen over three months of drought and sustained temperatures in the upper 90's to low 100's.  Everything looks scorched and wilted, including Ninevarks and Spireas.  Even the Honey Suckle vines are wilting and drying up.  Literally half of  my Summer Wine Ninebark is dead, and the other half is drying up and  that's with as much water as I can afford to give it.  It's usually not a problem, but this year is especially harsh.