Acer palmatun Dissectum prob

I was given this as a gift a few weeks back. I put it in a large pot and it is with my other potted acers in a sheltered spot with only late afternoon sun. The leaves have suddenly started to drop off. It's nearly bald. No discolouration. Just leaf drop. Why:(

 

What size pot was it in when you got it, and what size pot did you plant it in?:gnthb:

 

Now you are going to tell me the pot was too big aren't you? It was in a thirty something pot and i put it in a forty something pot. It has all it's wee new buds and is not dead. The leaves just all dropped. Not a gradual process just whoof.

 

These trees have a second set of buds for just such a calamity. It may well be fine
An experienced little girl like yourself might well be able to work out for yourself what could have happened?
Root disturbance? bad drainage? wind? rain? too wet? too dry? sometimes I am left to ponder myself
I had a tree in a pot which did well for many years and suddenly started to lose its leaves this year. I removed it from the pot and stuck it into a large tub of my home made leafmould as a temporary measure, and moved it into almost total shade and well sheltered. The second set of leaves have all developed beautifully and the plant will recover

 

0) Whis4y. It had been doing very nicely where it was. I've have had it since the end of May and re potted when I got it. It was in the company of other plants, was nicely sheltered, not too much direct sunlight. The only thing I can think of was a few nights ago the temperature dropped very dramatically. I don't know what it dropped to but it was very low. Perhaps it didn't like that. It's the only thing I can think off. I have never seen leaves just drop so suddenly before. Do you think that was maybe it?

 

Your guess on that is as good as mine Gran
It doesn't seem to be enough, but if we knew all of the answers gardening would suddenly become very boring and this forum would be defunct
The very hot days we had at the beginning of June caused a well established Katsura of mine to suddenly shrivel up its leaves and die within a few days. It shouldn't have suffered from moisture loss because it had well established roots over many years etc, and neighbouring trees were unaffected
Ah well, such is gardening ................