Hewitt's Garden Centers > Questions > Planted 6ft river birch in the spring. Flourish growing height up to about 7 1/2 ft. Transplanted to another site recently. Next day all leaves at top are dead. Watered well. Thanks John.
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Planted 6ft river birch in the spring. Flourish growing height up to about 7 1/2 ft. Transplanted to another site recently. Next day all leaves at top are dead. Watered well. Thanks John.

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Peter Bowden5.22K 0 Comments

It sounds like transplant shock. The best time to transplant birch would be when they are dormant so very late fall or very early spring.  Hopefully, since it was only recently planted, the transplant shock won’t be enough to kill it.  Only time will tell.

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