Mine was repotted last year and is in full leaf now, so i’d expect yours shouldnt be bare at this stage. Likely toast
Diligent-Kangaroo340
My acer was pretty unhappy last year and looked like this. I repotted and its doing great this year. Worth a try
roxykelly
Worth a try repotting and feeding it with some nutrients
DidIDropSomething
Scratch back parts of the bark, if it’s brown under the bark it’s dead. If it’s green in places you ve got a chance to save it.youll have to cut back every dead part and hoepfully you’ll be left with some nodes on the healthy parts. I would then position it in sheltered sunny spot and feed with some plant feed. If needed. But don’t over water.
Did you move it recently? Or repot it?
wouldyastop
Not looking good, but be patient, it may come back, even if some branches are dead.
BehShaMo
Load it up with erricacious feed.
Imaginary-Knee-9492
Mine looked a bit like this recently. I looked very closely and spotted some tiny buds on just some of the branches, near the base. I cut it right back, gave it a good water and some new compost and it appears to be coming back!
Holharflok
Try r/JapaneseMaples serious experts in there
Robrad30
Ours died this year too. I noticed towards the end of the summer it exploded in size, some of the branches it put out were longer than anything that had grown in the 6 years since we planted it. Then all of a sudden it dropped all of its leaves over the space of a day or two. After that it looked dry and woody, but I held out hope it would come back. Unfortunately it didn’t. I dug it out a week or two ago and the wood was dry and dead.
Classic-Classroom673
I’d try repotting into good quality soil, plant food regularly and pop it in a sunny spot. Hopefully it will come back to life 🙏
condra
They have knack for bouncing back, especially if planted in a generous bed of moss. That does look in particularly bad shape though.
Ed-alicious
All those very pale bits are likely dead and, as far as my experience goes, likely caused by cold wind over winter.
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Mine was repotted last year and is in full leaf now, so i’d expect yours shouldnt be bare at this stage. Likely toast
My acer was pretty unhappy last year and looked like this. I repotted and its doing great this year. Worth a try
Worth a try repotting and feeding it with some nutrients
Scratch back parts of the bark, if it’s brown under the bark it’s dead. If it’s green in places you ve got a chance to save it.youll have to cut back every dead part and hoepfully you’ll be left with some nodes on the healthy parts. I would then position it in sheltered sunny spot and feed with some plant feed. If needed. But don’t over water.
Did you move it recently? Or repot it?
Not looking good, but be patient, it may come back, even if some branches are dead.
Load it up with erricacious feed.
Mine looked a bit like this recently. I looked very closely and spotted some tiny buds on just some of the branches, near the base. I cut it right back, gave it a good water and some new compost and it appears to be coming back!
Try r/JapaneseMaples serious experts in there
Ours died this year too. I noticed towards the end of the summer it exploded in size, some of the branches it put out were longer than anything that had grown in the 6 years since we planted it. Then all of a sudden it dropped all of its leaves over the space of a day or two. After that it looked dry and woody, but I held out hope it would come back. Unfortunately it didn’t. I dug it out a week or two ago and the wood was dry and dead.
I’d try repotting into good quality soil, plant food regularly and pop it in a sunny spot. Hopefully it will come back to life 🙏
They have knack for bouncing back, especially if planted in a generous bed of moss. That does look in particularly bad shape though.
All those very pale bits are likely dead and, as far as my experience goes, likely caused by cold wind over winter.