False Acacia is it dead!??

Hi, can anyone help me!?? My partner and I inherited a beautiful false acacia tree when we bought our house 2 years ago. Each spring it usually has golden green leaves followed by beautiful rich pink flowers that the bees adore. Only this year, it's almost May and no buds, no leaves at all. Is it dead or has our very cold winter just delayed it??? I have a golden Robinia in the garden also but a younger tree and this has already started to show it's leaves.

I don't want to loose it if possible but it just looks so bare and I am starting to worry. Help!!

 

Hi Deonne, is it this tree?
http://www.mailordertrees.co.uk/Robinia_hispida_%28Rose_Acacia_Tree%29_10L_180-220cm.htm

If so I think its still got time to shoot, although I have never grow it myself.

It could just be the cold spring up until recently.

Just scratch the bark off in a small area and see if its green underneath

 

Hello Pete,

Yes! That's the one! That's a great idea with the bark test and I certainly didn't think of that. I will do that this weekend and let you know the outcome. Thanks a lot!

 

Ok so I checked the bark a few weeks back and there was green underneath so i took that to be good news! But still no sign of life; no leaves, buds, anything! However there seems to be a new tree growing up through the soil next to it??

I can only presume the tree is slowly dieing but I may be able to save the offshoot??

Such a shame, a beautiful tree :(

 

Got a sneaky feeling the new shoot might be from a rootstock,ie its not the same plant.
Your plant could well have been grafted.

It might look similar at the moment, but time will tell.

A picture would be good.

 

I see what you mean. Do they graft onto another Robina? Or another tree type completely??

I have attached some photos of my poor bare tree and the new plant alongside it. Any help is very much appreciated!!

 

I think thats a sucker coming from the root system.

Its probably grafted onto Robinia pseudoacacia, is my guess, it looks very vigourous.

Let it grow for a while and decide later what to do.

 

Hello again, and thank you so very much for your advice and swift response. The sucker has come up within a week and is growing very fast. I will do as you suggest and let you know how it gets on.

Thanks again, really appreciate your help :D