Apple tree problem - advice please :)

[Samuel1988]

Morning all,

Me & my aunty planted some fruit trees in Feb and the apply tree seemed to get a bit of a battering when it was chucked over the fence by the delivery man.

The top looked dead and upon gently scraping some bark the top (well approx 60% of the tree) showed no growth.

Only last week did the first leaves appear near the bottom of the tree and so now I have a apple tree that is alive for the first 40% and dead for the remaining top 60% of the plant.

What should I do?

Thanks for your replies,

Samuel

[AllInContainers]

Contact the nursery you got it from. Make sure you tell them about the delivery man, and ask them what they suggest. They might send you a replacement .... via a different delivery company who won't chuck it over fences

[rustylady]

Can you post a picture of the tree Samuel?

[Samuel1988]

The top has absolutely no growth and upon scratching under the bark has no green what so ever.

[KarlB924]

The growth looks to me (it's a bit of a small picture) like it's coming from the rootstock; the grafted variety has probably died off and the rootstock is starting to grow its own foliage to take over.

Take photos and contact the supplier, they should send you a replacement or refund.

[Veggielot]

It doesn't sound good, may be more than just some rough handling from a deliveryman. Contact the supplier and seeds what they say.

[kathycam]

Have they offered you a replacement? That's really shoddy of the delivery company. You could grow it to see what happens with the roofstock, but probably not worth it unless you have spare space.