Naughty fruit tree

[pigeonseed]

Hello all - I've got two cherry trees, one got buds on it, which have never grown or opened, and in the meantime, the other tree has budded, blossomed, blossom fallen and leaves now grown.

Still the little red buds sit tightly closed on the other tree.

The sulking one I planted the Autumn-before-last and last year we had some blossom and a handful of cherries. The one which has bloomed and is now in leaf, I planted in November!

Anyone know what's going on? Do cherries sometimes behave badly like this?

[pigeonseed]

[Robert_Brenchley]

I should give it a year or two. Trees sometimes take a while, as do perennials. One of my paeonies did the same thing last year. It has buds again, and I'm hoping it's actually going to flower this time!

[pigeonseed]

It's good to know this can happen and nothing is wrong with it. But strange how it was fine last year, but not happy this year!

[pigeonseed]

I feel more worried now about my cherry tree. Buds still unopened. Does it mean it's dead or dying? I suppose if it doesn't grow leaves this year, then it probably will die, won't it?

I watered it with multipurpose fertiliser last week, hoping that would help.

Does anyone know of any action I could take or what the problem might be?

[Robert_Brenchley]

Has it got leaves? What size is it? If it's growing as normal I'd leave it.

[pigeonseed]

No leaves.

Ages and ages ago, little reddish buds appeared and stayed tightly shut. The newer tree, (which is nothing but a big stick with roots!) then got buds, blossom and leaves. Meanwhile the tree I'm worried about, which is a tree I've had for a year (and is now a 3-year-old) has still got its buds tight shut.

  :(

What do you think?