Ryan Suzuki · Gardenality Seed · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
Oops I just saw what you said about the comment box. I'm new so thank you for telling me how it works. I posted the pictures above.

Maple Tree · Gardenality Genius · Zone 10A · 30° to 35° F
Ryan-Hey, no problem. Its takes time to know how to use the programs. The plant does look like it is going through some transplant shock. The overall wilting of the leaves would be a good indication of this with some loss of roots when digging it up. Of course this wilting can also be caused by too little water or too much. You have been watering them so too little shouldn't be the problem unless the soil is not being moistened to the depth of the root ball. Some of the leaves I see that have yellowed look as though they are some of the older leaves that will drop at this time of year naturally. The others that are yellowing I think may be doing so with the plant staying too wet. A few leaves I see yellowing with browning of the margins in spots looks to be an indication of too wet a soil. Too little water I believe would show up in more browning of the tips and margins of the leaves. As Brent mentioned it would help to prune the shrub somewhat to releave some of its stress trying to support the canopy it had prior to losing some of the root system. From the looks of its size I wouln't do any heavy pruning. I would probably cut off about 8 inches of the plants height. It looks as though the plant will survive. Just keep the soil moist but not wet and of course not too dry. If digging down around the plant at times the soil should feel cool and moist but never too wet. Let us know how the plant is doing down the road.

Ryan Suzuki · Gardenality Seed · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
Thank you so much. I bought some root stimulator. One other related question, when I transplanted them, I was told by a landscaper to just cut the top of the burlap sack that the root ball was in and leave the rest. Was that a fine idea or should i do my best to remove more of it? thanks!

Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
Looks like a little transplant shock to me as well. As John said, some light pruning would probably help...and monitor watering making sure not to overwater. Just keep the soil damp to somewhat moist but not constantly soggy.

Maple Tree · Gardenality Genius · Zone 10A · 30° to 35° F
I normally will remove as much of the burlap as possible if it can be done without damaging or moving roots too much. Leaving the burlap is fine as it will deteriorate and roots will grow through it. Try and pull out as much as the twine that ties the burlap together as possible. Sometimes a plastic or wire tie or rope is used and this will not deteriorate in the soil. The one thing to look for is that the plant was not planted too deep. Many times when trees and shrubs are dug up and wraped additional soil is packed up against the trunks before wraping with the burlap. This is to give some extra support between the plant and root ball. Make sure any additional soil that may have been added above the top of the root ball is removed. If there was soil added and the shrub was planted level with the top of this additional soil the shrub will be planted to low. Let us know how the plant is doing.

Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
I've planted thousands of B&B laurels over the years and always have left the burlap on, only cutting the string around the base of the trunk and trimming away the exposed burlap after having planted the shrub. When the burlap is removed you risk letting some soil fall away from around the roots, exposing them to air. When the roots of this plant are exposed to air it can cause problems.