Maple with red leaves in N.E.?

[BostonBull]

Its funny you say that I just did and it definatley wasnt a Jap. looks more like a Norway.

 

[NeTree]

BB, I'm in Hardwick. Ever stomp through here?

btw... sounds like Crimson King to me, too.

 

[BostonBull]

Yeah been to hardwick.....grew up in the Brookfields and spencer!

 

[NeTree]

Wicked!

Lived in North Andover for awhile.

Got sick of the big dig commute.

 

[Al Smith]

Well now,a little question about red leaves,if you please.If I recall from high school biology,the process of photosynthesis,causes chlorophyll in the plant tissues,thus a normal green coloration.Where,or why are the leaves of these trees reddish in color.I have also seen a tree with an oak type leaf that has a purple tint to it.

 

[M.D. Vaden]

I just planted a Crimson Sentry (Norway maple variety) last year.

It will be interesting to grow. They seem fairly tidy from the one's I have seen here. It's just a matter of getting new growth to compensate for the hacking the nursery guys do to retain all those trees in compact rows.