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I am not familiar with the aureomarginatum tulip tree, but in general variegated cultivars are less vigorous than normal varieties, because part of each leaf lack chlorophyll and can't photosynthesize. Exactly how much less vigorous I can't guess, but you can expect a little less vigor, and somewhat slower growth than a regular tulip tree, I expect.

Embothrium has just about convinced me to rethink this as a driveway tree altogether. I carried it over to a spot where a white pine blew over this winter. and took some pictures of what it might look like there. This is a spot that can easily accommodate a gigantic tree. It's also much further from the house so safe removal for any future home owner might be a little less of an issue. The biggest negative to this planting location is that it's close to a part of the yard that can be pretty wet during the spring. I may give some additional thought to whether this should be a driveway tree of if I'll go with something smaller for that application. There are a number of these tulip tree's utilized as driveway trees in our area. At their current size they make great shade trees, but I still may rethink that application.

These things take time. Once the problems of a buried root flare are alleviated, the tree will begin the slow process of building a good root system and that can take a season or two for that to happen. So, you might be seeing some of the same symptoms for a week or so before things stabilize and the slow transition to a healthy plant begins. I wouldn't keep dumping fertilizers on as a small tree's nutrient requirements aren't that high and unless there is a real deficit in soil nutrients, you've most likely given the tree all it can stand for now. Too much is worse than too little when it comes to fertilizer. I've used miracle grow in the early season to help plants leaf out and get growing but it can take a week or two to start seeing results which is then mainly leaf production. And don't fertilize past middle of August. That might cause to tree to produce new growth that won't have time to harden off before cold weather arrives. You've done all you can, now it's just a matter of patience. And don't be surprised if the tree dies, that can happen to the best of us. Don't ask me how I know. ;-)