Fertilizing a new Transplant

[cpp gardener]

The chewing could be snails or slugs, check for them in the litter/mulch under the tree.
Is the wilting mainly on one side of the tree? It looks very much like verticillium wilt. This does not have a cure, but many trees recover and go on to be productive.

 

[gdgross]

The chewing could be snails or slugs, check for them in the litter/mulch under the tree.
Is the wilting mainly on one side of the tree? It looks very much like verticillium wilt. This does not have a cure, but many trees recover and go on to be productive.

Thanks cpp -

I would say the wilting is not concentrated on either side of the tree. Hopefully we will recover.

Should I be cutting off the affected parts of the leaves?

 

[cpp gardener]

If the stem has shriveled, you can cut to smooth wood. I would sterilize your pruners with 1tbl bleach in 1 gallon water between each cut.