My Red Bud Tree is Broken
By Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38869)
Midland, Michigan
May 21, 2016 8:54am CST
This time of year there are many flowering trees in abundance all around us. Many of them are getting ready to produce some type of fruit for enjoyment, but a few only flower in the spring and then the leaves turn green and that's it.
I always enjoyed seeing the red bud trees around, and I think they were a fairly new thing in our area twenty some years ago. My mother bought one for me and one for herself. Although the tree itself did fine, the one my mom bought for herself died within the first few years, it never flowered the way that most will.
The lovely purple flowers should stay on the branches for about two weeks, but when mine flower green shows up at the same time, so the flowers are short lasting. I did buy some fertilizer years ago that would have helped, but never got it into the ground. Maybe in the next year or so as we get things paid off, I can try that again.
Also, I don't know if it can be seen in this photo, but a portion of the tree looks dead. That's been since the two winters before this last one when it got so cold. I don't know if it's possible for those limbs to heal and produce again or not.
Do any of you own flowering trees at all and what type? Anyone have any idea if my bare branches will come around one year?
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
22 May 16
sadly my knowledge of trees is very limited - they look lovely though
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
22 May 16
@MarshaMusselman pretty handy knowing how to stop them growing too close to houses etc
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@MarshaMusselman (38869)
• Midland, Michigan
22 May 16
I'm not very knowledgeable on trees either, Arthur. I just mainly enjoy looking at all the varieties. I do know some things about ways to get rid of trees growing where you don't want them once they get too big to shovel out, but that's about it.
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@MarshaMusselman (38869)
• Midland, Michigan
21 May 16
Thanks, I take all my questions to a shop in our area. I got some fertilizer years ago for my tree, but never got it in the ground. When I get things caught up, maybe I can do that again and see whether it will help at this late date or not.
I thought I'd look for a website and was surprised to fine a link if you want to see. I've talked about this place before. I think it's better than the normal home and garden store that's everywhere like Lowe's and HomeDepot.
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@rebelann (113265)
• El Paso, Texas
21 May 16
I rarely have need to look up stuff bout trees @MarshaMusselman and if I need to find a variety to grow here I go to the Ag Extention agency here in El Paso.
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@MarshaMusselman (38869)
• Midland, Michigan
22 May 16
I'm not sure, but I think they are considered bushes. We have lilacs in abundance around here too, but many homeowners never prune them back and they grow pretty high if never trimmed. I don't think they'd be considered a tree though. Are the ones in your area on one trunk with branches with the lilacs on them, or is one the area where they're growing large like an overgrown bush?
