Dogwood Question, help needed and tips.?

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I had a dogwood planted in April possibly a regualar white one, or possibly a pink dogwood.  Anyways onto my question. My dogwood has gone through moderate/minor transplant shock. I've taken off the old discolered leaves, as well as the dead branches from the nursery. Then a few leaves so it could try and adapt. So far the results have been 50/50 some good results after i tampered with it. But still transplant shock, some leaves are still falling off and becoming reddish, but not as many as before and the green to red ratio is 10:3 or 10:2. The tree is doing good though forming leaf and flower buds. I've counted around 60-70 flower buds and the same amount for leaf buds. My main question is since my dogwood is obviously and easily going to recover from transplant since the forming of new buds, will it have healthy green leaves next year? Or will the leaves look like the previous seasons?

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Malicai

          Dogwoods are natures beauty showing itself off,  absolutly!  Trees are difficult to really put a finger on for the first year of their growth.  April was a good, early start for planting your tree.  Good, I hope someone kept it watered all summer long.   A short drought for even a week could have serious consequenses for a transplant tree.  

        It is August, so things will be slowing down with your tree, soon it will begin dropping it's leaves and going into dormancy for the winter.  As long as it survives the winter, it will have the healthy green leaves next year.  

       Malicai, never take it for granted that a transplanted tree will make it through the first winter after transplanting.  Sometimes even though it seems that everything was done correctly, the tree will die, it just happens.  So even during the winter, if there is no rain, you should water it now and then.

      I'm hopeing your tree grows strong and big..

All the best
Bertram 
Vancouver Canada

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fair2midlynn · Answer

Dogwoods are deciduous trees and lose their leaves at the approach of winter.  If your tree is healthy and is only suffering from transplant shock, you can expect a green-leafed healthy tree next spring.  The fact that you have buds forming is a great sign. Just keep it watered well-but don't flood it.  GOOD LUCK!

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