jloeschner

Jim,

I am speaking from complete ignorance, since I have no idea what "Wilt-Pruf" is. However, the name, "Wilt-Pruf" seems to imply that there needs to be some greenery to "proof" against wilting. Since your tree hasn't broken bud yet, and therefore has no greenery, what could "proofing" it against wilting do for it?

Maybe you have already provided the answer, yourself. Perhaps repotting has stressed the tree to a degree that it needs a little more time to gather up the energy to break bud. If it were mine, I would simply wait. I have found that dousing plants with chemicals isn't always necessary.

Do you have any other hornbeams to compare it to? If not, perhaps you could talk to the person you got it from and ask about its past springtime activities. It may just be a late bloomer...

Regards,
John

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