Hi Everyone, so my newly acquired Koto No It just got transplanted because it got shipped in a bottomless pot... I don't know why, lol, but I decided to move it into a bigger pot, and the very next day, pretty much all the leaves started drying on the ends, and 2 days later, 50% of the leaves dried up all the way... Did I do something wrong? And is there any way to save the tree? Thanks everyone Joe
Depends on what's happening and why. If roots weren't damaged much during bumping up to new pot then blighting off right after could be a coincidence. Maybe it had a pathogenic infestation coming on that happened to manifest nearly at the same time. Problems with verticillium, pseudomonas etc. spoiling Japanese maples rather frequent.
It's probably just reacting to the shock of shipping and transplanting. Just keep it in a shady spot with adequate water (but don't overwater it). It will probably recover just fine. Many of the JMs that I have bought on-line had "issues" when first transplanted, but I haven't lost one yet. Make sure it is in a shady spot. They seem to be extremely sensitive to direct sun when first transplanted.
