MUCH too early to be losing leaves in Zone 9, which
is where she
lives. There should not even be any color yet.
Mine in Zone 8
is still green.

Yeah, but maples can drop leaves if stressed and then
leaf out again. Not a good thing to let happen, but
they do come back if the stress is not too great. You
want to keep the thing dormant until spring. So it
should be kept in low light. The pruning you will do
will balance the pruning that will happen to the
roots. Scratch the bark with your finger nail. If
you see a healthy green, the tree is alive. If you
don't see the green, don't bother digging.

Kitsune Miko

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