Why Does My Red Japanese Maple have Green Leaves?
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) I have a Japanese Maple Tree purchased from a nursery and planted two years ago. I believe it to be an Acer palmatum. My concern is that all of the new growth of this tree is green instead of the red variety I purchased. The tree is located in a shady area and receives the benefit of normal rainfall and/or weekly watering, as necessary. Why does my tree have green leaves? – Larry Hi Larry, All true Japanese maples are variants of Acer palmatum. You have purchased a great tree but may have managed it incorrectly – hopefully not beyond recovery. Japanese Maples come in several leaf colors and forms. The easiest trees to propagate are the green-leaved varieties. So nurseries grow green root stock and graft red-leaved stock off that root. You have allowed the green stock tree (which will sucker from below the graft) to become the dominant foliage. Your photo shows a classic example of this. Manage only the foliage above the graft l
