insert finger in soil.. AND FIND OUT.. as to what the moisture level is.. IN THE GROUND ..

otherwise.. 6 weeks or so after planting.. the only viable diagnosis is transplant shock ... the ultimate stress ...

ergo.. no bug or disease issue.. in my world ... besides.. i would never spray a stressed plant ...

a little leaf browning is ugly.. but it doesnt mean its dying... all i want is for it to live thru the first winter.. no matter what it looks like ...

can you ID any of the buds at the tips of branches.. therein lies life ... and those are being set for next spring ... and that is where we can tell if it is dying.. or not.. but alas.. poor yorick... your pic leaves them all out...

ken

Thank you for the response, Ken.
Alas, poor me - it rained buckets yesterday so the ground test is out. Also, I didn't think transplant shock was an issue with container raised plants since there's no root disturbance.
I took 3 more photos but it seems you can upload only one per post: JPG...922 is of new growth this season. Tip v. small but nice and wooly.
Shall I send you the other 2 pics in separate postings, one of hard wood tips and the whole tree if you think useful?

Thank you for the response, Ken.
Alas, poor me - it rained buckets yesterday so the ground test is out. Also, I didn't think transplant shock was an issue with container raised plants since there's no root disturbance.
I took 3 more photos but it seems you can upload only one per post: JPG...922 is of new growth this season. Tip v. small but nice and wooly.
Shall I send you the other 2 pics in separate postings, one of hard wood tips and the whole tree if you think useful?

{{!gwi}}

Thank you for the response, Ken.
Alas, poor me - it rained buckets yesterday so the ground test is out. Also, I didn't think transplant shock was an issue with container raised plants since there's no root disturbance.
I took 3 more photos but it seems you can upload only one per post: JPG...922 is of new growth this season. Tip v. small but nice and wooly.
Shall I send you the other 2 pics in separate postings, one of hard wood tips and the whole tree if you think useful?

{{!gwi}}

Oh for Pete's sake, sorry for all the embarrassing repeats. I didn't think anything was responding when I sent a response. Cringe.