Last spring I planted a gorgeous Gwen's Rose Delight/Shirazz JM that did very well throughout the summer and fall. The tree was caged and mulched for winter. My concern is that so far I have not seen any leaf buds coming out from the branches but spotted a few red sprouts very low on the trunk yesterday.

There were a few branch tips that had winter kill I trimmed off and at first that seemed like the extent of the damage. Our neighbor has a BG that is not budding out yet either so perhaps I just need to be patient and hope for some progress in the next week or two. I thought perhaps it will just bud a bit later since it is in a cooler zone than it should be? Any opinions/suggestions/thoughts? My one year warranty will be up on 5/23 (if they even honor it).

Thanks!

Tammy