acer coming alive

[matty-j]

hey guys just thought i would throw up a photo of an acer in my front yard

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i dont know to much about acer palmatum but i bought a few on ebay
when the buds burst they are green
but the acer in my front yard has a much larger leave and are red
from memory last season only a few leave slightly turned green but
90% of the foliage stayed red is this normal?

[kcpoole]

There are several Maples that have red Foliage, but most turn green thru the summer.

Check out maples x mail, Maybe they can find out what it is.http://www.maplesxmail.com.au/

Ken

[FEX]

i heard that it depends on how much sun they get,if the tree does not get much sun,the leaves will stay green

[shibui]

There are thousands of named A. palmatum varieties all with slightly different characteristics and countless more seedlings that have not been distinguished with a variety name. Some have leaves that open green or green with a pink margin. There are others with various shades of red new leaves that usually mature to green or reddish green leaves over summer. Some varieties have 5 pinted leaves, others have 7 or 9 points.
While climate will have some bearing on the colour of leaves it mostly depends on the genetics of the variety.