CG — Gregory was reading your caption and jumping up and down screeching like he just scored the winning touchdown!

My Kousa dogwood blooms the week before Memorial Day. As I recall, last year you were posting about yours a couple of weeks earlier. I’m guessing a slightly 40 days.

The grass guys showed up the last week in March to do their preseason work. So, for the umpteenth time, I brought up the “perspective” issue and whether the maple, 20 feet from the front window, should be moved further away. “Looks fine to me”.
That day, the guys from the nursery delivered and planted the Serviceberry Tree. I brought the subject up with them. They both said it looked Ok, and might help “shade the house” and all. We came up with the idea of eventually planting another tree in the foreground to better “define the distance” and cure the perspective issue (basically when I take pictures and the tree appears right next to the house”. So, you know, I was kind of overwhelmed for awhile. I kept thinking about it though, remembering your pictures and advice, Jules. Anyway, yesterday, I went to the nursery guy and said I felt sure the thing to do was to transplant. This evening, he showed up and did it. It was no easy undertaking, requiring a lot of digging, even though the tree was only planted last year. He got a pretty good root ball out of it though, and feels good about the operation. Well, everything just seems, much, much better. I looks much better from my window, and much better viewed from the street. I think the tree can now be a real contender! Thanks, Jules!

Treat it as a “newly transplanted tree” all year, meaning, water as you would for a newly planted tree. It will be stressed for a few years and will need extra attention. Good luck!