Elm Tree not Blooming - Ask Extension
Our Elm tree has not yet fully bloomed. All trees in the neighborhood have bloomed with the exception of this one. A few branches have but the major...
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Elm Tree not Blooming #868274
Asked May 13, 2024, 5:42 PM EDT
Our Elm tree has not yet fully bloomed. All trees in the neighborhood have bloomed with the exception of this one. A few branches have but the majority has not. We broke off a branch and it is green.
Dakota County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for writing.
A couple thoughts. Elms bloom early, often before they leaf out. It is possible that you missed the bloom because the early buds froze and now you are seeing the later flowers.
It is also possible that the tree is overfertilized with Nitrogen, a nutrient that promotes leaves at the expense of flowers.
Please do not break off any more branches. Elm beetles are flying now and aim for dead wood near a break.
Send me a picture of the whole tree and of a small cluster of leaves in about a month.
A couple thoughts. Elms bloom early, often before they leaf out. It is possible that you missed the bloom because the early buds froze and now you are seeing the later flowers.
It is also possible that the tree is overfertilized with Nitrogen, a nutrient that promotes leaves at the expense of flowers.
Please do not break off any more branches. Elm beetles are flying now and aim for dead wood near a break.
Send me a picture of the whole tree and of a small cluster of leaves in about a month.
