forgot to water small potted maple; is it dead?

Soak it real good and keep your fingers crossed. Pot culture is very demanding the smaller the pot the more attention required I've found.

Don't you just love the English language.

Look at the watering info here.

Aside for Billy

Bill

You can tell if it, or almost any woody-stemmed plant is dead by scratching the side of a stem with your finger-nail or a tool. If you find green, it's still alive.

I just went through this with a sun fuschia that I've had out in the side - forever!. Most of the large top stem is gone, but by checking the side stems, I have established where to prune.

Persephone

I should certainly hope it's dead... that poor tree cries to be put out of its misery.

I got a potted Japanese maple to do beautifully by making big holes in the bottom of the pot and then putting this over some good soil. the roots go thru the bottom holes and the tree was happy it drained well but had constant moisture.

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