The Desert King I installed in place of the mowed down Black Jack is seriously hurting.
all but the top three leaves are wilted and even crinkly. I watered it quite well, but not over-watered.

Perhaps it's due to the 100°F heat???

I'm thinking of stripping off all the lower (wilted and crinkly) leaves to keep transpiration under control????

Install anything that will shade it (plywood, blanket, or WHATEVER) till it settles in. Water around the plant to increase humidity, but not directly on the root ball.

Sans,
 
I just planted a Tx. Everbearing, It did what your tree did, I told my Fig Loving little wife we needed something to shade that little guy, She went to Lowe's & sprung for a beach umbrella for about $100.00 :)
 
Now, is that love or not?  It had about 10 figlets on it when I planted it, 2 weeks ago.........now, 12 little figlets.
 
 
Cecil

All but the absolute tip-top leaflette were severely crinkled dry and brittle, so I stripped them. I built an "A-frame" using white plastic lattice and covered it w/ a piece of black weed-block cloth.


Based upon the location and the position of the "tent" it will shield it from the sun for almost the entire day, and only get about an hour of direct sunlight as the sun is just setting.