Maple leaves looking sad

[Manbris]

Hi- one of my Japanese maples is looking sad, not sure why others seem to do well. It was fine a few weeks ago. I got aphids in my garden I generally just leave them. This year we had dry spells in March and April. I watered more often recently.
- was really caring for repotted pines. Any insights? How should I water maple - constant moist?

Thanks!

 

[NeedlesAndLeaves]

Looks like Astropurperum?
Strange thing, I had the the same happening and it started two weeks ago.
All of my other maples are doing fine as well.

I repotted my maples this spring. Thats all I can think of as a cause of this happening.

Red maples are more sensitive that the green ones. Maples best be kept a bit more on the moist side.

But to wet will cause roots to rot. So water when the top of the soil starts to dry out.

 

[NeedlesAndLeaves]

Btw mine looked worse in the end and did not make it

 

[dbonsaiw]

How should I water maple - constant moist?

It looks like you have the tree in a pretty organic soil. I would not keep that “constant moist”, but would rather let the soil dry out a bit in between waterings.

 

[DaveNuts]

It looks like you have the tree in a pretty organic soil. I would not keep that “constant moist”, but would rather let the soil dry out a bit in between waterings.

It's also looks overpotted which keeps it even wetter

 

[Manbris]

Btw mine looked worse in the end and did not make it

Thanks- yes it is.

It was repotted as well in the same pot as last time. But probably too much organic soil and maybe too wet …

 

[Manbris]

It looks like you have the tree in a pretty organic soil. I would not keep that “constant moist”, but would rather let the soil dry out a bit in between waterings.

Thanks very much. I got a stick in the there to mark moisture. Would you agree we let the top inch dry first then water? The soil is a bit better than what it looks. I repotted it and used a mix of organic soil, top soil and perlite covered it with moss from the garden. I fertilised it recently and maybe let it on the dry side for too long during recent dry spells. I do not quite understand Japanese maples yet- why they change so quickly? Are they that fragile? Any tips will be great thanks!

 

[TrimmyWhimmy]

When a maple does this in spring, it is a death sentence in my experience. More likely if the pot is kept on the ground during winter. I keep mine off the ground sitting on wire mesh.