I wouldn’t scratch the trunk on a beech, it will be there forever. Get the trunk wet instead and see if you can tell that way. Are the beeches in your neighborhood leafed out yet? It’s late, but stuff happens and maybe yours is just sleeping in...I’m worried for my Am. Beech. I’ve had it training in the ground for 2 years. There is a plastic lid with holes ,6 inches under the roots, hoping to splay the roots out. I did trim it back a little a few months ago. This winter wasn’t that harsh, ( we’re in Delaware). I feel like it should have pushed out by now. I plan on taking it out of the ground and putting it in a training pot, ( should of done it last year). How do I tell if it’s alive, scratch the trunk?
Delaware, near Philadelphia.What is your location? Yours looks exactly like mine just before the leaves opened. I scratched, very lightly, the trunk each week. Finding green made me feel better.
Yes, most all beeches have leafed out. When I wet the trunk, what am I looking for?I wouldn’t scratch the trunk on a beech, it will be there forever. Get the trunk wet instead and see if you can tell that way. Are the beeches in your neighborhood leafed out yet? It’s late, but stuff happens and maybe yours is just sleeping in...
Dark green shine, rather than an oker red shine to the barkYes, most all beeches have leafed out. When I wet the trunk, what am I looking for?
I got the green shine, fingers crossed.Dark green shine, rather than an oker red shine to the bark