I just planted it a few months ago, and it';s on a drip irrigation system. The 20th century pear is just 6-8 feet away, and it's doing fine. The only thing I can think is that the line got clogged suddenly. Is it possible that it got attacked by a virus or something else?

I think I ordered tin November, so it was planted then. I'm not sure how often the water goes on. My yard guy controls that. We have watering restrictions, but they only go into effect in the summer, but it was very hot today.

dig a few small holes 3 to 6 inches deep.. near the root mass planted ..... and find out if water is getting down to where the roots are ... use a tablespoon or small hand trowel ...

i might recommend doing this yourself.. i dont know if we can trust your yard guy ....

ken

I gave it some water last night. Hopefully, it perked up afterwards. The ground here is very rocky, but I'll try to dig. The yard guy says I have one of the rockiest yards in my development. Even the yard is covered with gravel.

Newly planted trees need a lot more water than those already estabished. If it is on the same drip system as the older, already established tree and watered at the same frequency and with the same duration, it may not be getting nearly enough. You either need to put it on a dedicated system or hand water deeply as often as necessary.

hand water deeply as often as necessary.

==>>> yes.. and the only way to know.. is FIND OUT ...

thats my point ... guessing doesnt get us very far ... so get some facts ..

and .. of course.. lots of gravel means very fast drainage ... which most trees like.. if not need ...

but the key is.. a new transplant needs to get it roots down and growing.. before it gets any level of drought resistance .... so you are in charge of figuring it all out ...

if you perfect water ... then you will probably be all set ... but those leaves may not recover and look pretty.. but as long as they stay on the tree.. and remain green.. they are doing their job.. converting sunshine into energy.. to grow the roots... so the tree can mature ...

and way back on my learning curve.. i even had all the leaves fall off ... and the tree releafed and moved on with life ... its not a great scenario ... but whatever.. plants in my yard quickly learn to have a sense of humor.. if they want to get along with me ... lol .. and some die.. and good riddance ... lol ....

there could be other things going on.. but we need to figure out the water issue first ..

lastly.. since the leaves are already stressed ... i wouldnt go slathering any kind of goos on them ... and stress them more ....

ken

Thank you. My pear tree looks better this AM and I gave it some more water. I'll keep an eye on it, and give it more water than the tree next to it. I also sent pics to my yard guy and asked him to check the line. They were supposed to check them recently, but must have missed this one. We have hard water here, so the lines can get clogged with calcium crystals regularly.