Help!!

[Jschaleben]

I have a 3 year old baobab that I grew from seed. I recently repotted. I didn’t feel the need to trim the root just put in a bigger pot with the same kind of soil. The larger outer leaves are now wilted. My question is should I trim off the wilted leaves or leave it alone? The pics are right after repotting and now all wilted.

 

[Housguy]

I would monitor it, if you didn't cut any roots, probably didn't need to cut an foliage off. Hopefully it is just in shock and will recover shortly. The soil is moist?

 

[sorce]

Nice grow!

Welcome to Crazy!

It doesn't seem passed the "tipping point", I'd leave it.
A slight hint of DejaVu has me feeling it will be fine.

Sorce

 

[Jschaleben]

I would monitor it, if you didn't cut any roots, probably didn't need to cut an foliage off. Hopefully it is just in shock and will recover shortly. The soil is moist?

The soil is moist below a a finger length if that makes sense.

 

[Jschaleben]

Nice grow!

Welcome to Crazy!

It doesn't seem passed the "tipping point", I'd leave it.
A slight hint of DejaVu has me feeling it will be fine.

Sorce

Thank you!

 

[penumbra]

If it was simply slip potted from one pot into a larger one, the outside soil could be moist and the inner original soil could be very dry. I Always break up the original root ball a little with my fingers (or other tools if necessary) when I up pot. This is also important so that the roots will move to the outside soil instead of just circling about in the root ball. Of course too much disturbance of the root ball can be just as detrimental, if not more so, than not disturbing the root ball at all.
I would set the pot in a large tub and soak the heck out of it. leaving it in the standing water overnight. Also, it might not be a bad idea to put the plant in the shade for about a week.
Good luck. It has done well for you the past 3 years and I hope it revives soon.

 

[Jschaleben]

If it was simply slip potted from one pot into a larger one, the outside soil could be moist and the inner original soil could be very dry. I Always break up the original root ball a little with my fingers (or other tools if necessary) when I up pot. This is also important so that the roots will move to the outside soil instead of just circling about in the root ball. Of course too much disturbance of the root ball can be just as detrimental, if not more so, than not disturbing the root ball at all.
I would set the pot in a large tub and soak the heck out of it. leaving it in the standing water overnight. Also, it might not be a bad idea to put the plant in the shade for about a week.
Good luck. It has done well for you the past 3 years and I hope it revives soon.

This is a picture of the root that came out the old pot. I simply set in the new pot and coved with new soil. I did water but maybe not enough. I was worried about over watering. It does have good drainage so I will definitely give her a good soak. Thank you for your reply.

 

[penumbra]

This is a picture of the root that came out the old pot. I simply set in the new pot and coved with new soil. I did water but maybe not enough. I was worried about over watering. It does have good drainage so I will definitely give her a good soak. Thank you for your reply.

So this tree was pretty much bare rooted as all the original soil fell away. This would definitely cause a good deal of stress in the summer. Keep it in the shade and don't let it dry completely. It may have gone into dormancy. My small baobab just finally leafed out this year after a long dormancy. If the leaves do drop off move it back to full sun and wait.
Please post your location in your profile because I have no idea if the information I have given applies to your climate as it does for mine.

 

[Jschaleben]

So this tree was pretty much bare rooted as all the original soil fell away. This would definitely cause a good deal of stress in the summer. Keep it in the shade and don't let it dry completely. It may have gone into dormancy. My small baobab just finally leafed out this year after a long dormancy. If the leaves do drop off move it back to full sun and wait.
Please post your location in your profile because I have no idea if the information I have given applies to your climate as it does for mine.

I’m in central Texas. Thank you for your help!

 

[penumbra]

That should be pretty accurate info then. I just started to wonder, what if you lived in South Africa.