Help with newly planted Dogwoods

[pmf823]

Hi,

This time last year we planted 2 similarly sized and aged Dogwoods. One looks pretty good and the other is quite thin. There are leaves but smaller and lots of dead looking branches. I watered equally once per week during the warm months, though there may have been more runoff on the thinner one, which could be the cause of the problem. Should I worry about the thin one? A few weeks ago we fertilized with acid loving plant fertilizer and have mulched. Anything else I can/should do other than water weekly during the warm months?

Thanks!

[Stere]

 

Can't see much from the pictures so hard to say what the problem is.

 

Transplant shock etc as  trees of such size sometimes need alot of tlc for up to  5 yrs  until established and it has to be done right for a maximum chance fo them to thrive.

 

Could be waterlogging with the recent UK weather.

 

See many struggling trees about at new planting schemes on new build estates or developments & often times 50% plus are dead or dying.