how about some pix...

ball and burlap.. or potted...

was it field dug this spring...

how did you get it home.. and how did you plant it....

more soakings are not going to make the roots start working faster.. water when a plant needs water.. if i planted in may.. in my sand.. and soaked it down thru the whole root ball planted.. i suspect i wouldnt need to water again until the high heat of just or august.. especially if i mulched properly ....

in every post.. remind us where you are.. big city name

no tree holds its leaves forever... with conifers its a 1 to 3 year schedule.. and can be increased by drought.. transplant... etc ... if its interior needles.. then its just the stresses of getting it in your garden.. it its the growth tips.. there isnt much hope..

how about some pix...

ken

Ball and burlap. The tree has gotten worse and I now believe it to be dead. I ran my hand down a branch today and 90% of the needles fell off

@ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5

The area is Colorado Springs and it was dug this Spring. None of the growth tips developed beyond this point. i believe they are dead

Looks bad. Was the burlap removed and how was it watered? Was it a slow trickle right up against the trunk to make sure the rootball was thoroughly soaked?

tj

The burlap and wire cage was removed and I watered about 6” out from the base on all four sides of the tree at a slow trickle. Total watering time was about 5 hours. 3 days later it rained a lot. My suspicion is that it was basically a dead Christmas tree when I bought it.

' My suspicion is that it was basically a dead Christmas tree when I bought it. '

I would be inclined to agree with that.

It should've at least had swelling buds, even some new growth by this time of year (even in my location).

Talk to your supplier.

Agree. It was DOA. That kind of death doesn’t happen in a week.

tj

' That kind of death doesn’t happen in a week '

I was thinking the same thing. And should've added that.

;-)