Beginner Gardening: What's wrong with this Japanese Maple?, 1 by bugme

bugme wrote:
We have a 'crimson queen' jm we moved from our old house down to the country with us as it was such an expensive tree and it has grown nicely here. We did have it shaded by several small deciduous trees that DH removed in order to put in a pond. I was scared it would not do well, however, it has done just fine and it is now about 13 yrs. old. I make sure it is well tended though. It will be one of the major features when he finishes the pond. As a rule, they are considered understory trees. Maybe your friend's could use a nice helping of compost/manure and kept well mulched.