Acer Shaina seems to be dying

nikki.crowther · May 2021

I have had my Acer Shaina for 3 years. I repotted it about a month ago and it seemed really healthy. It now looks awful but has gone like this over a period of a week. I have a plant app that tries to diagnose problems but it has come up with nothing. I know acers can suffer with verticillium wilt, but I would have thought this would have been identified as it is reasonably common.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Fairygirl · May 2021

You may have over potted it. What size was the previous pot?
They do better if moved up slowly in pot size. If it's suddenly put into a much bigger amount of soil in a pot, it's easy for the fine roots to become waterlogged. In the ground, it's easier for excess water to dissipate, assuming the ground is suitable to start with.
Having said that, the photos are very blurry, so it's difficult to see what problems there are. Sun and wind are very drying, so it may be that it's just been caught a bit with that while trying to re establish. Wilting foliage can be put down to the sudden change in conditions - especially if the soil is very wet.

Acer Shaina seems to be dying

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