brad:

Nitrogen won't help right now. The tree can't absorb nitrogen without leaves. No leaves equals no water uptake and without water uptake there is no nitrogen uptake. So fertilize if needed after the tree starts growing. Keep it moist not wet. Not much else you can do.

Thanks, fruitnut - so far no growth, but the branches are still alive, and its been raining buckets for the last 2 weeks or so. The buds look good too!

Perhaps you truly are colorblind, and it really is pink, but then, I think you would have that trouble seeing even online photos.

Or, perhaps it was mislabeled and really wasn't a Kwanzan, but was something along the lines of a Shogetsu, which has the same flower form and look, with pale pink buds that open to pure white blooms.

ther than keeping it well-watered, should I fertilize with a high N fertilizer, or just leave it alone? I dont want to kill it with kindness, but I really liked the tree.

==>>> you are on the verge of lovin it to death

i dont care where you post.. but this isnt treated as a fruit tree.. and there is a tree forum ...

let me clarify why nitro is not useful ... nitro stimulates green growth ...

you lost your leaves.. because you cut off 99% of its roots ...

using fert to stimulate green leaves.. will de-stimulate its need to GROW ROOTS ...

make any sense ...

all that.. plus IMHO.. trees NEVER need fertilizer ... other than actual FRUIT PRODUCTION trees .... but that aint you ...

focus on what need be done.. grow ROOTS!.. and all the tree needs for root growth .. is water for that ...

and if it thrived for 2 years.. i will not agree you have sterile soil ... so fert isnt needed ...

and next time you want to move a tree .. do it in FULL DORMANCY .... rather than after bloom and leaf out ... it spent all its stored energy blooming and leafing.. and now it has no roots ... to process water ... if you perfect TIMING.. the whole process is much more forgivable ...

good luck

ken

ps: NEVER fertilize a stressed tree.. and your is stressed from transplant ...