hey batgirl.. hows robin??? newbie huh??? ... many posts.. many worries ... gardening is supposed to be relaxing.. and you seem to be worrying to death ... if all your plants have a guarantee.. just freakin relax ... OK?? now.. yanking anything from a pot.. and sticking it in the ground .. disturbs its ability to pump water, because you messed with its roots ... make sense so far ... there is only one reaction .. it sacrifices leaves ... to which it could not pump enough water [especially if there was a heat wave immediately after planting] ... with me ... and here is the part you need to understand ... BEFORE YOU GO INSANE ... >>>>THIS IS NORMAL ... all the life in the plants.. are in the growth tips.. and even if it loses/sacrifices every single leaf.. if that growth tip thrives.. the plant will recover ... though it might look ugly for a while ... so just relax ... now.. could you have avoided this.. yes ... probably ... with the following: proper planting .... proper timing... a few weeks earlier would have made this all done when the plant had fewer leaves .. and the weather was cooler... leading to less problems pumping water ... proper mulching.. and proper watering ... if you read thru a few pages of back posts.. you ought to see many.. many posts about how to do it better ... and would be a great start to increasing your knowledge base ... but when all is said and done.. its nearly foolproof ... and me thinks you simply worry too much ... many say .. that you are not a true gardener.. until you have killed every plant in your garden 3 times.. and trust me... all of us have ... [and many years from now... like many of us.. you will wonder why you were so enthralled with a pussy willow.. lol] ... have a bat beer.. and relax.. odds are .. they will all recover.. the only issue is whether you will be certifiable before it happens... lol good luck .. we need more gardeners.. ken

Do you have a pic of the whole tree. If it's a few leaves I wouldn't worry about it. If it's the whole tree, then a larger pic of the full tree and the trunk/planting hole may be beneficial with the diagnosis. Thanks!

That's Rhus lancea you have there. Note the leaves have 3 leaflets. Listed as an invasive alien in adjacent Arizona and California, and also produces nasty allergenic pollen. So might not be a great loss if it does die! Resin

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