i have a shinsui pear that has not leafed out yet. it was planted in april as a replacement for another shinsui that died last year.

last years tree had only a small taproot and 1 feeder root. it didn't leaf for about 2 months after planting and then only got a few leaves which were nailed by ants and with 1 exception where i watched some bee eat the last remaining leaf off. it died and turned completely black.

this new tree is of nice caliper and size and had a huge root system. however it seems to be following the late breaking dormancy of last years .

can't figure whats wrong, could i have possibly planted the tree too deep ? should i maybe remove the dirt and check to see where the root crown is ? graft is 1 inch above the ground.

wildlifeman