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Bright Red Leaves on Crimson King Norway Maple

bjpetey
18 years ago

Hi, I have a question I hope can be answered here. I've got a Crimson King (or possibly a Royal Red) Maple that has just this year produced one branch with bright red leaves instead of the usual dark maroon-green. None of the other new growth on the tree has this color. Could this be a branch mutation, and if it was, is there any chance a tree of only these leaves could photosynthesize? There is NO visible green pigment, which I assume means these leaves aren't photosynthesizing because all the red light is being reflected. When I say bright red I mean BRIGHT RED. Just wondering if anyone has any comments or thoughts on this... Maybe you can clarify my understanding. I could figure out how to post a picture if you'd like one.

Thank,

Bryan

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