Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Pink Dogwood shriveled, but is this a sign of hope?, 1 by kbaumle

kbaumle wrote:
I planted a pink dogwood this spring, and have kept it watered well during our dry, hot summer, and about 2 months ago, it started drying up and losing leaves. It absolutely looks horrid. I'm not sure it's even still alive, except that it has to be, because I just noticed that it has buds on the ends of all the branches. I'm sure those weren't there a couple of weeks ago. Here are some pics of it. Any thoughts on this situation?