Young Shoestring Acacia Won’t Grow

Question

I planted this shoe string acacia 2 years ago. I live on the central coast of California. Watered regularly the first year and followed instructions from the nursery. However, it’s not growing. Please help!!

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Answer 1

Make sure it is still alive by scraping off some of the bark. If it is green underneath, it is OK. If it's brown, it has succumbed.

You can remove any dead branches. Have you fertilized? You can continue to water monthly. These articles should help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-scratch-test.htm#search

https://sactree.org/trees/1003/

https://climatereadytrees.ucdavis.edu/northern-california-central-valley-trees

https://www.public.asu.edu/~camartin/plants/Plant%20html%20files/acaciastenophylla.html

https://apps.cals.arizona.edu/arboretum/taxon.aspx?id=9

https://cals.arizona.edu/forageandgrain/sites/cals.arizona.edu.forageandgrain/files/az1150-2015.pdf

If the soil is not well draining, it can get root rot.