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Help decided the fate of my bare root trees

 
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I bought 5 bare root trees on clearance because it was very late to plan bare root trees. I got 2 Red Haven, 1 Alberta peach, an Asian pear, and a pear. 1 Red Haven, Elberta, and pear are alive and well. 1 Red Haven and the Asian pear still look the same as when I planted them, maybe a month ago. I planted  all the trees the same way, watered the same. The Asian pear was planted a week after the peach. The pear hasn't  been planted yet, but is leafed out. I did the scratch test, and both trees are green and seem to be alive. It doesn't make sense to me. What do you think dead or alive? Is there something I should do? Something I may be doing I shouldn't?
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Like some teenagers, some will sleep in late.  Wait until June to determine if they will make it or not.
 
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I go by the old adage of "First they sleep, then they creep, then they leap" when it comes to transplants.

Give it time and it will let you know if it will make it or not.
 
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