Japanese maple is only partially blooming

We live in Michigan and had very cold winter. The tree was wrapped in burlap, but only about 1/3 of it has come back. It is 6 years old, but we moved it and replanted it 3 years ago. This spring it is only partially blooming.

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#1 Comment By shelley On 05/27/2015 @ 12:42 am

The harsh winter is most likely to blame for the current state of your tree. On some of the branches that don’t have leaves you may want to conduct a scratch test to see if there is any sign of life in them. Guidelines on how to conduct a scratch test can be found in the following article: http://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/how-to-do-a-scratch-test/ ^[1] With a scratch test, “green is good” and means the branch in question is still alive and that it may make a comeback with a little time and patience.

Below are some articles that will help you which discuss leafing out problems on trees and how to diagnose them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-leafing-problems.htm ^[2]
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/how-examine-deciduous-tree-leaf-out-problems ^[3]

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[1] http://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/how-to-do-a-scratch-test/: http://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/how-to-do-a-scratch-test/

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-leafing-problems.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-leafing-problems.htm

[3] http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/how-examine-deciduous-tree-leaf-out-problems: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/how-examine-deciduous-tree-leaf-out-problems

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