Jacaranda - Help needed

[Rhiannon]

For some reason, when you said about them getting over it it reminded me of my mum's favourite catchphrase when we were younger: "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about." Clearly not an appropriate ideology when dealing with a tree, though.

[Bretts]

Rhiannon. There seems to be a couple of bits of advice missing. It seems you moved this tree from inside to outside with no transition period. Can't remember how long it was inside for but it probably came from a nice protected area when it was for sale so going straight into the sun can be quite a shock.
It takes time for the tree to adjust to going outside it should really be done in stages. Maybe picking a cooler stretch in the weather to begin at this time of year. For sure a fully protected area would be a good start. I use a shade house. Then a part shade area(lighter shade cloth) and then full sun with some shade to full sun only when the tree is starting to respond to the increased light. If not you will almost certainly get leaf burn/drop and at the worst you will sunburn the bark.
Being such a young tree(small pot) I would think this would be very happy in part shade anyway.

Although it was mentioned about being careful of windy days, it should be said that wind in general should be very carefully considered when choosing a spot to grow your tree.
There would very possibly be wind channels through your yard that can destroy a tree in hours on a hot day. My veranda is a good example, although it looks very protected on hot days there is a devil wind that sweeps past.

A good way to work out where to put your tree is go outside on a hot day and consider where you would like to sit down and sip a relaxing beer. Animals are also a great indicator on a hot day. Look and see where your pet usually sleeps when it is hot. I have been very pleased to notice that in the heat of the day when I go to give the trees their afternoon water I often see one of the cats laying on the pavers in my growing area. Must be one of the best spots in the garden now

Oh and as stated don't stress too much about the damage that has been done if it is shooting back. Bonsai can often take a joke but their good humor doesn't last for ever. Find a nice cool spot and the tree should bounce back.

[Rhiannon]

Thanks for the tips! As for the trees history, that I can't account for. The nursery it came from uses shade cloths for almost all its bonsai, but this one was bought from a stall in the plaza, so I don't know where those were kept between days. After that it was in my sister's room for goodness knows when, but basically from when she bought it until Christmas day. After that it sat on the windowsill until early Jan when I came back from my holidays. It was still shooting well. After everyone (and I don't mean from here exclusively) told me it needed to be outside I moved into onto the table outside that holds a few plants (though all have been neglected by their respective owners). After it got burnt I moved it against the wall so that it doesn't get the afternoon sun.
I plan to build a shaded area when I have the money to get some shade cloth. There's an area of my backyard that would be perfect, but it unfortunately has been used as a dumpsite by the rest of my family over the past year. You can't get into it because the tree near it has completely overgrown. I want to do it up and use it as an area for my bonsais, but there's so much crap it's gonna take both time and money. Until I can get in there, the best shaded areas would be under trees at ground level. My two dogs are so highly strung (they're working dogs) and one of them loves to run laps so much so that we no longer have grass - just bare soil. His laps consist of running under where the trees are, and if I chucked the Jac under there it would surely be bowled over and probably die. So I'm not sure what I should do in the meantime?