Wilting Maple leaves in early Sring

[WMC]

Hi all
After some advice for my maples with drooping leaves. I have 5 of them with the same issue. They vary in age from 15yo to 2yo but leaves all look the same. They are certainly not dry but i havn't needed to water much through winter as they get plenty of rain (got ot love Melbourne). They all sprouted new growth very well but leaves are wilting. See attached Pics....Any advice please?

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[Ryceman3]

Hi WMC,
I am by no means a maple expert but this to me just looks like a Japanese Maple with new foliage leafing out ... I wouldn't be worried at all! As the foliage hardens and matures it will green up and expand out from the droopy look to maximise sun exposure. Tridents do this too.
My one and only Japanese maple looked almost identical about a week or so ago and now looks like this ...

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I think yours look just fine ...

[treeman]

Completely normal....Don't forget to pinch!

[TimS]

Yep, totally fine and normal, mine are doing the same thing too if it puts your mind at rest.

[WMC]

Ok, thanks all. Appreciate the feedback.

[Ians1]

Completely normal....Don't forget to pinch!

I did a major cut back and i have budding everywhere, leafs all look the same.
what do i have to pinch ?

[terryb]

Here is a good pictorial of the pinching process
https://bonsaitonight.com/2017/03/07/pi ... ese-maple/