dying mapel

[panicgirl]

Many tanks for all the nice info & answers. The tree has been dug up and pruned down to the live leaves, of which it had more then I first though. it is in a gallon plastic pot. The tap root was rotyted up about 1 1/2" from the bottom. so good idea or not, I cut it off above this into good wood. Then roughly platned it in a good commewrcial potting soil... Indeed I do have it sittin where it gets mornin sun, so will move it, we are having early cold waehter here, down to low 40's last night, but warmin up nicelky. So far the tree appears on good shape..
Simultaneously zone9 north of Houston

[JATMAN]

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That is awfully small. Why don't you put it in the ground?
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
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