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I need help. Everyone told me these bushes were practically "invasive" and almost impossible to hurt or kill. we bought 5 and planted them, three were doing great and two looked a little rough, we thought maybe there were getting too wet where they sat so we transplanted them just up a few feet on the slope for better drainage. we thought they would make it at first, but now they are looking unbelievably awful. it actually looks like the color is coming off the stalks, the brown is turning white. they have some buds but no leaves and the buds are not turning green or opening. the three good ones are all leafed out. how can i save them? can't find photos or info anywhere on the web of problems with this plant. am i the only one so bad at this i'm killing an un-killable plant? help please!
It could be transplant shock--how much of the rootball came along when you transplanted them? If you lost a lot of roots in the process of moving them, that can be tough on even the toughest plant. And if they're on a slope, that makes it harder to water--maybe a good thing in the long run if they were getting too wet before, but now when they're newly planted they need a little more water and if it's all running off rather than sticking around where their roots are that may be contributing as well. It would also help if you could post some pics of the plants, that way if there's something else going on someone may be able to recognize it and give you some tips on what to do.
I agree with ecrane3. Pictures would help. I have 3 dwarf burning bushes I planted about 5 years ago. This year they aren't dwarf. They're getting pretty big. They're beautiful in the fall when they turn red. I don't water them a lot. See if you can take a picture.
