Is my dogwood a goner?
I planted this flowering dogwood about six years ago, only to notice it struggling this year. It’s planted in the backyard and receives about 6-7 hours of sunlight a day during the summer. The soil is seemingly well drained (I had just watered it prior to taking these photos).
What’s odd is this spring it began to bud as usual but half the tree has seemingly gotten “stuck” in the flowering stage. The lower half has seemingly leafed out.
Located in SW Connecticut. We had a pretty cold winter, followed by a slightly below average spring (minus a 3 day 80-degree heatwave in early April). May has been a few degrees below average aside from this week where the last three days have been around 90 degrees.
Edit: This tree was purchased potted from a local florist.