Beginner Gardening: Is summer heat killing my japanese maple?, 1 by thedementedbuny

thedementedbuny wrote:
I just bought a Japanese maple 'Shigarami' in early spring (potted). It was doing very good on my south facing patio in partial shade, but when we started getting into the 100's it started looking a little parched. I moved it to the other side of my apartment (still south facing) where it gets morning sun instead of full blast afternoon sun and it is still getting worse, i water it -one pitcher a day- so that the soil is moist most of the day and mostly dry by morning, thanks to well draining soil (potting soil and decomposed granite with small rocks in the bottom and cedar chips on the top of the soil about 3 inches from the bark).

Is it just too hot for it right now? It was thriving until summer... should I cover it, bring it in, water more?
Thanks for any help.