Transplant shock? or dead plants?

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Hello,Some of the bare-roots I planted 3 weeks ago haven't done anything yet. How long should I keep something before deciding that it's dead?  Iknow there is such a thing as root shock or transplant shock, but Idon't know much about it.  What do you think?I'll bet there's a way to tell -- like "snap one of the twigs and seeif it's green inside", or something like that.This question applies to trees and rosebushes.Thank you very much.Ted ShoemakerI love deadlines.  I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.- (Douglas Adams)

dr-solo · Accepted Answer

where did you get the plants?  you can gently scrape a stem to see if there isanygreen under the bark.  Ingrid"        "  wrote:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at up:  the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan

shoemakerted · Answer

I got the plants from various stores. The ones from nurseries are doing better than the ones from hardware stores. (Yeah, I know, I know . . . .)

The rosebush is green already -- on the stem. It came that way from the store. Does that mean it's alive? There are no leaves on it, no growth visible since we bought it.

Thank you.

Ted Shoemaker, certified gray thumb

dr-solo · Answer

being in zone 7 I would think it would have leafed out if it was going to. youcouldtry cutting it down a bit to see if it is alive.  time to take it back I wouldsay.Ingrid"        "  wrote:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at up:  the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan

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