this elegant tree is renowned for its finely cut leaves that turn a breathtaking shade of crimson red in the fall. There are countless cultivars of Japanese Maple, offering a range of sizes ...

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth ... reddish and purplish fall colors of trees such as dogwoods and sumacs, ...

Scorched leaves have brown margins and may crinkle up or fall from the tree in mid to late summer. Japanese maple likes a slightly acidic, humus-rich soil with good drainage. It will not tolerate ...

The compounds vary by species and determine the color of the tree’s autumn ... to produce the best fall color. A 2021 study suggested that Northeastern U.S. maple leaves are changing later ...