My first year Texas Mountain Laurel’s leaves are turning yellow and leaves are falling off. Is it dying? What could be causing this? Located in Austin, TX
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My first year Texas Mountain Laurel’s leaves are turning yellow and leaves are falling off. Is it dying? What could be causing this? Located in Austin, TX

I planted this tree this year in March as a 10 gallon (I think), and made sure to water it upon planting. It rained a lot this spring, but beyond watering for the first two weeks, I haven’t watered it to prevent overwatering. Any idea what’s going on? I tried to give it an ever-so-slightly raised planting to enable better drainage.

Plant probably gets direct light from 8AM-5PM in my South side yard.

u/bfizzledizzle — 1 day ago