I have 2 Autumn Blaze maples planted in 2023 in amended soil. I have both on drip system, but one gets watered by 2 sprinklers also. I am in zone 6a with hot dry summers. One looks great and one looks like it has the growth retarded with small leaves and seed pods attached, but some new normal growth. I did remove the drip and changed to one sprinkler covering, but not until September. The first pic is the normal one and the second is the poor looking one. I planted the same with b&b trees.
Any suggestions on my issue? I can only think the tree was drowning as the soil isn't the best draining but does drain.
