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Japanese Maple Planted Wrong Season: Stop Overwatering

Japanese maple moved in wrong season, watered daily, fed plant food, no leaves. Stop: water 1 inch/week, no fertilizer for years. Check twig bark for green cambium—if green, alive; wait for spring. Overwatering and fertilizer hurt more than help. Patience required.

Immediate Actions

Reduce water to weekly 1 inch.
Cease all fertilizer.
Scrape twigs for green tissue.

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