I had bad luck with my piece of Mone's 'Yaku Jima' too. I potted it up when I got it last year, and it did just fine in the pot, but it didn't survive winter. I buried the pot in the garden for the winter, but the plant didn't make it.

Ok. The morning light are doing great but still young and not thick yet. I guess, next year, it will show off itself.

I really want the yaku jima to live. It's beautiful from what I have seen on pictures.