Tree does not bud

If the branches are pliable and doesn't look dry and brittle if you scrape a bit of bark from it, then the tree just needs more time to come out of dormancy.

See you are new, so welcome to RFD.

Where do you live ?
(Ya might want to update your RFD Profile info... so some sort of location shows with all your posts (see mine is Eastern Ontario, and @Mars2012 says Saskatoon ... makes answering these types of questions easier ... less back & forth, as members are from all parts of Canada)

It’s been a crazy Spring weatherwise across Canada

Some places it’s been warm since March
While others it’s been cool & damp
Like here in Eastern Ontario
Where it’s been UNSEASONABLY chilly
(Single & Low double digits C ... rarely above 60 F)
Everything is behind here by about 3 weeks
Ottawa Tulip Festival was pretty much a wash out / bust this year
With few flowers ... cuz we are so far behind

My trees are just now coming into bud
And that’s the early ones
Lots more still to come

Could be the case where you are too

PS... and if it all the trees, then it’s a indicator of the species’ habits
Not just that your own tree is dead

Many thanks to you two!

Some trees bud later than others. Especially with this cold spring. Give it another couple of weeks and you should see buds.