A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2004 japenese maple

i planted ajapanese nmaple in the front garden,the leaves started turning from green to brown.i was told this was due to wind exsosure
[we had acouple of very stormy days].so ire planted in the back garden in amore shelterd spot{it was in the front garden for about 3 weeks previously}-keeping it in the same pot it was boughtin.i have given it some acid feed since but now almost all the leaves have gane brown and some branches -it is about 2 foot high! can you help?

Too much water?? Maples don't like to be wet.

Here's a glimmer of hope:

Since it is such a small tree, it very well may be conserving it's energy to work on it's root system. I have planted a few trees which looked as if they died completely after planting, only to come back to life and grow brand-new leaves after a couple of months.

My advice is to just leave it where it is, water it well weekly if there's no rain, and keep an eye out for new leaves once it feels it's gotten it's roots situated.

Good luck!