FAQ

It's mid-April in Garrett Park, MD, and while all nearby trees have leaves, my 30' hickory tree hasn’t budded. Could it be dead, especially after more nuts than usual fell last fall? Could that have been a sign?

It is impossible to determine if your hickory is dead without seeing it. However, hickories leaf out slower than many of our other native trees, so it is possible that its failure to leaf out by mid-April is normal. Heavy fruit set (more nuts than usual) does not necessarily correspond with impending tree death.