Jantree

I'm trying get get any pre-Bonsai tree to live. I've researched conditions on watering, sun/shade, etc. I'm new to Bonsai and have tried, in the past 2 years to get anything to grow. The only luck has been an indoor ficus that seems quite imune to anything. My current problems. I purchased a Japaneese Maple (green) pre-bonsai (photo attached) early in the spring through a respectable online mail-order company. It arrived looking beautiful. I put it outside during the day and brought it inside overnight when temperatures hit below freezing. The tree stayed beautiful. I watered daily. Then we had (in Cincinnati) an early heat wave. The tree received between 2 and 3 hours of morning sun. Sudenly the tips of the tree top turned brown and the leaves started to drop. I took the tree out of the sun and now gets shade all day. Some new leaves do come out, but start turning brown around the edges. At the same time, I purchased a small Azalea - also pre-bonsai. The same thing is now happening to this tree. It was looking great for 3 months and now the leaves turned brown and fell. I also have a Trident Maple pre-bonsai that is growing beautiful. I've had it for about 2 months. The leaves are a bright green and new growth is bursting continually. This tree gets a few hours of morning sun and is watered once a day - unless its terribly dry and then it gets an afternoon drink. I'm afraid of losing this one also.

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