ornamental pear not doing well.

14 months ago we planted a Pyrus calleryana “Chanticleer” Tree in the garden and it has done nothing. It was a good 6ft specimen and not cheap. I spent a lot of time preparing the ground for it but I do not know if our choice of position was very great. it is in full sun and fairly well-sheltered but it is about 3 ft from an established privet hedge and a similar distance from an established Azalea.
Some of the top branches were nipped by the hard frost we had in the early winter and although some leaves have appeared this spring, there does not appear to be a great deal going on.
It was well watered all last summer and today I dug a post hole about 2ft from it and about a foot deep. I filled it with horticultural sand and I will water through that to make sure the roots have sufficient moisture. I also gave it a good top dressing with farmland manure.
I don't want to lift it and move it but, come the back end, I may have to.
Any more advice as to what I should consider doing?

 

I take it no one is any the wiser than I am!

 

hI any chance of a photo ..

was it in a pot or bare rooted what month did you plant

 

If it's any help, mine was slow to get established but it's going great guns now. It sounds as though you did everything right. Just need to keep an eye on the privet. If it suddenly starts growing like Topsy you'll know that it's roots are invading the pear's space.

 

It was a Single Stem Tree, Supplied Size: 125-175cm, Root type: 10L pot. it was supplied by ornamental-trees.co.uk and delivered and planted last June.

 

Thank you

problem with planting a large tree June and it was very hot last year .. even just one day dry at the roots will have a bad knock of effect with growth etc ..

as noise has said you have done everything and it is growing but just not as you expected ,,, plus the frost damage didnt help

 

We tried soaking it most days, but not every day. It wasn't as hot here as some places in the UK but it was certainly a dry summer. We had ordered it in October 21 but June 22 is when they send them out. What didn't help was it was delayed in transit but the soil was moist on delivery.

 

when its been planted out the area around the root ball will also soak up the water as well ...

It will bounce back I would imagine ..

 

We hope so. It was not cheap.