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Oh, that is so sad. It looks like tt either drowned or fried, possibly both. The space between a block wall and a house in 110+ degrees probably turned into a blazing heat funnel and that alone could have been the death blow. Temps like that are brutal on plants and trees, and there is very little you can do, especially in that location. Daily watering is too much, even in high temps. The yellow leaves might have been heat or nutritional issue.
It also looks like your tree is planted too deeply. The soil should be level with the top of the trunk flair, where the roots emerge.
HOWEVER. Don't pull it out yet. It's possible it has gone dormant in the heat and will survive. I have only a little hope, but plants are amazing creatures. Cut way back to infrequent but deep watering (it has no leaves, it needs only minimal water). Do not fertilize. Pull the soil away from the trunk. Then wait. When the weather gets cooler, scrape tiny patches of the bark in various locations. If it's brown underneath, the tree is dead. If it's green underneath it could still survive, so give it more time and watch for new growth. It won't survive indefinitely without leaves.
I'm curious, how hot does it usually get in the summer where you are? Has it survived temperatures like this before, and how did you care for it?
