Hi,
I put an Autumn Moon in a very large pot in the 'sun' of the Pacific Northwest and it burned no matter how well watered. This year I moved it to a shady spot and it's gorgeous. Hope this helps :)

I'm not quite following, Higgs.

Is the maple in original nursery soil surrounded by Gritty Mix? That'll sure make watering more difficult.

Do you intend to bare-root and re-pot next Spring?

Josh

Yes exactly. I didn't want to bare root in Mid summer. I plan on bare rooting in spring right before buds leaf out. I didn't want to keep it in its original pcntainer because I didn't want it to dry up on a hot day. So I took it out of its pot and put it in gritty mix with root ball intact.