Planting Thornless Blackberry Plants

Question

Two to three weeks ago we planted healthy blackberry plants dug up from our friend’s prolific, established patch. The tiny sprouts of leaves on the stalks have dried up and show no signs of life. I am wondering if this is normal and eventually will we see them start to grow or did we do something wrong that they all died?

Answer 1

It probably succumbed to shock. These articles should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/learn-how-to-avoid-and-repair-transplant-shock-in-plants.htm, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/how-to-tell-if-a-plant-is-dead-and-how-to-recover-an-almost-dead-plant.htm