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title: "I got this japanese maple from a friend but it looks like it’s dead,…"
description: "I got this japanese maple from a friend but it looks like it’s dead, or dying. I’m not really sure, I’m a super beginner and don’t know what to do!! the pot…"
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# I got this japanese maple from a friend but it looks like it’s dead,…

_audrey님이 2025-05-01에 게시함_

I got this japanese maple from a friend but it looks like it’s dead, or dying. I’m not really sure, I’m a super beginner and don’t know what to do!! the pot has drainage holes and I’ve been watering it.

![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sd_E8vyevoWjxc2fIw4iAJVwr0_SoWDEdm-sZ1EfcSY/Ghvkgk0PTT-phC0dyRyakg.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sd_E8vyevoWjxc2fIw4iAJVwr0_SoWDEdm-sZ1EfcSY/BW1dMdy7SkWHXvPBtpo2Bw.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sd_E8vyevoWjxc2fIw4iAJVwr0_SoWDEdm-sZ1EfcSY/mV1oDwjqScSXj1tcEyvXhA.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Yolanda님이 2025-05-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I don’t much about this plant but in my opinion it looks dead. I found this on google for you.. good luck!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YJJidWl8yghcg0Wa-wOE-i_0s9kY6A5yWb8qoP4VOxs/XB9y7OXmSo6SmC19G4XXTQ.webp?size=large)

#### audrey님이 2025-05-02에 답변했습니다.

thank you so much!

### KJM님이 2025-05-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Even if some of the branches are dead it does not mean the entire plant is dead. Japanese maples are deciduous so they will drop all their leaves in the fall... At least they do in my area. Even bonsai Japanese maple will follow a normal life cycle. Check the roots and do the thumb scraping for evidence of living tissue. You can also trim a branch that isn't too important starting at the tip and nip off an inch or so and see if there's life. If it's dry and brittle nip off a little more and a little more until you find life hopefully. It looks like a little pruning would be beneficial for it anyways.

### KJM님이 2025-05-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If you find life in the branches, give it some fertilizer and do some pruning to shape it up, put it in good light and water properly. I do think it's getting on in the spring and you should have seen at least a little growth by now so there is a possibility that the plant has died.

#### audrey님이 2025-05-02에 답변했습니다.

okay thank you!!

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