QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsWateringProblem with acer 0 Vote Up Vote Down Mairead Mckeon asked 16 years ago Leaves seem to have withered/been eaten as they began to shoot. Some beginning to grow again on the lower branches but very slowly. hope you can help. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago If this is in a pot, it is likely that it simply dried out. If it is in the open ground, it may have been affected by cold drying winds.