Is my Acer okay?

Looks as if its in sun there - are you providing shade between 11 and 3 pm?

Once the leaves have been wind burnt they do not recover, they simply - as you've noticed - die off. As it is now mid August the Acer will not put out new leaves. Just keep it in a semi-shaded position and out of the wind and next year it should be fine.

It does look a bit frazzled... but mine did the same tho' they recover quite quickly once they are in a happy place!

Mine has not got new leaves Moongrower...you're right but it does have healthy looking buds ready for next year if that makes sense.

Hi Fluff, yup I understand what you mean :-)

Thanks all. It is actually in sun where it is now so I will move it tomorrow and hopefully find it a happier place.

What about watering it - how often etc?

OB until you have the Acer well established in the ground you need to water on a regular basis. Scrape away about an inch of soil and see if it feels moist below that, if it doesn't water.

Excellent. Thanks MG. Appreciate all your advice as usual.

Being a novice, I just never know if I'm doing right by everything out there. Some things are flourishing whilst one or two others look a little , well, less healthy shall we say but it's all a learning curve and Ali keeps saying they will change from season to season.

Thanks again

OB mine was moved to a more sensible place recently and it perked up, now its nearly dropped alal its leaves except for 2 new which it grew after moving

all will be fine

x x x

Yeh I know, thanks Mookins. Just being a novice I'm not use to all this shedding blooms, leaves and anything else!

I do my dead-heading and pruning and the daft thing is that the Acer went similar to this last year but you forget and worry and think you're doing something wrong - lol!!

Hope all is well your end.

All good here thanks
when it gets cooler am going to pot mine like you have, think he will be much happier :o)

x x x

and oddbillie, water when the compost is dryish on the top - probably 3/4 litres twice a week in the summer when warm, once a week if the weather's cooler - EVEN if it is raining!

Push a chopstick/barbeque skewer a few inches into the soil, after 2-3 minutes, take it out. If its dry or nearly dry, sprinkle water onto the surface of the soil to dampen it, after a few minutes water it until water flows out of the drainage holes.
If the chopstick is wet, don't water.
I hope this helps. If it doesn't, it gave you something to read.

mine went like this OB so i repoted into big pot and its against the fence away from winds to, its been great now, lots of new growth

Yeh, we repotted when we moved in and the pot is plenty big enough and is not directly against fence but just out slightly. Avoids most winds. I reckon he'll be fine for next year and then we may plant in ground possibly.

Thanks SB

glad you got it sorted out OB, should be fine next year :o)