I do grown H. acutiloba and H. americana. Have had both for several years. Here, they're not aggressive growers and they can be late to emerge. Usually the flowers (if any) bloom first before the leaves emerge. They survived here on benign neglect I guess. The flowering varies from year to year.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
Ok, slow to emerge, so maybe it just hasn't put on any growth. It is in a shady area and we have been unseasonably cold this spring. Thanks, I will keep watching.