Q&A – Was my dead dogwood tree planted too deep?
Question:
We have two dogwoods in the front of our home. Last year, one of them suddenly lost all it's leaves, a company was treating our trees and shrubs and we contacted them, they said the tree would be fine. Just continue to water it properly. We continued watering
but there had been no improvement and now they are telling us the tree is lost. It was planted too deep.
Answer:
This dogwood tree was planted too deep. The above ground portion of the tree needs to stay above ground. You should be able to see the root flairs. Trees planted too shallow will not do well. Trees planted too deep will die, which is what happened. If in doubt when planting plant a little too shallow, you can add soil later if you need to and make a slight raised bed.
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We have two dogwoods in the front of our home. Last year, one of them suddenly lost all it's leaves, a company was treating our trees and shrubs and we contacted them, they said the tree would be fine. Just continue to water it properly. We continued watering
but there had been no improvement and now they are telling us the tree is lost. It was planted too deep.
Answer:
This dogwood tree was planted too deep. The above ground portion of the tree needs to stay above ground. You should be able to see the root flairs. Trees planted too shallow will not do well. Trees planted too deep will die, which is what happened. If in doubt when planting plant a little too shallow, you can add soil later if you need to and make a slight raised bed.
Related Resources:
Common Planting Problems: Getting to the Root of the Matter
Planting Trees Correctly
How to Plant Trees