"Paul Kelly" wrote in message ...
for the leaves tha have gone brown and crickly- nothing! but for the rest od the plant keep it well watered - it
sounds like water stress to me.

And if you can, and you have suitable soil get it out of the container and into the garden in a sheltered but not deeply
shaded part of the garden. No trees are really happy in containers and these Acers are particularly difficult to keep in
prime condition.

Rod