Late last summer-early fall, we received a seven foot flowering dogwood as a gift when we moved into our new home. We live in northeastern MA. The vegetation on the tree was sparse and it only had flowers (pink or red) near the top. When we brought it to the landscaper's attention he said it was late in the season and it should be fine this year.

Well, if anything it looks even more sparse with year with less vegetation and fewer flowers, again, only at the top of the tree.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem is? Our horticultural knowledge is limitted and it was pretty obvious to the landscaper that we were novices. Is the tree diseased? Should the landscaper have known there was a problem and replaced the tree?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

LesandJill18