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Maple and Crab Tree
I am a Midwestern girl. I have a couple 1 year old trees. One I think is called a sunrise maple and the other is a crab tree.
I got the trees late last September and I remember picking out the sunrise maple because it already had these beautiful reddish leaves (not full fall color though). I am on sandy soil and there is not much shade. The tree seems to be doing fine, it grew back about the same number of leaves as it had last year (but didn?t seem to grow larger). However, all the leaves are already yellow and red ? full fall colors and have been for a couple weeks. This week is the first time the weather has gotten in the 50s (and just some nights). None of the other trees in my yard or neighborhood have a hint of fall color (some are maples, but I am not sure if any are this sunrise kind). Is this normal or does it seem to point to an issue that might be wrong with the tree?
Also, the crap apple tree was so bushy and healthy looking when I bought it last year. Looked like a ball of leaves with big red berries. Well, this spring some leaves started coming back?.only the entire summer it looked like it was still budding. Several branches grew no leaves at all and none of the branches got back the amount of leaves they held last summer. I do not think there are any new berries (I did pick all the ones from last year off so they didn?t fall in the rocks) My aunt was over and said it just wasn?t getting enough water and that trees in their first couple years of establishment need to be watered for about 15 minutes every couple days. I never thought of larger trees needing water in that way. While I do water the lawn and flowers on dryer weeks I had never watered just the tree. The leaves it does have seem healthy?. does it sound like a water issue to you guys too?
Re: Maple and Crab Tree
YES!
Every 15 minutes may be overkill, but NO water? NONE?
Would you do that to any other living thing?
Honey, now you know. Water them. Yes, rain will water them eventually; but they have to become established. It takes a couple of years for their roots to stretch out (not down) and cover enough area to sustain them. Right now, they need your help.
Good luck!