Marilyn Henderson

acer in pot

I made a post today about an acer in a pot on which nearly all the leaves have shrivelled up and the shrub seems to be dying. The soil is moist, maybe even wet after all the rain. It is in a reasonably shady position. Its planted in a peat compost and seemed all right until a couple of weeks ago. We are going to try repotting it but would appreciate some advice on what might be wrong and how to rectify it.

Talkback: Plants - planting an acer in a pot

We have an acer in a large pot. It lost most of its leaves in winter but came back strong until a couple of weeks ago when all the top leaves shrivelled up. Its in a reasonable shady position and the soild seems moist, even wet after all the rain. It now looks very sad. Any ideas what is wrong and what we can do to save it?

acer in pot