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Message: [QUOTE="dirty hands, post: 300743, member: 25130"] The Japanese maple i have likes it cool. I was warned that it can get root rot easily. I put an umbrella over mine to keep the sun off it when its hot out. Ive been trying to set up a misting system on a timer during the hottest part of the day too but then it cooled off so i took it down. When i bought mine it was dying in the pot. It was on sale due to its condition. I had been watching it shrink in size for about a year at a local garden center. Ive had it 2 years now and its just starting to adapt and look better. Last year I lost a couple feet off of it due to the very hot weather we had. With the base being spongy im thinking root rot is an issue and the leaves look like mine did when it got to hot. The soil may be holding water to long. Just my guess. [/QUOTE]