One of my favorite things about sharing a love for gardening with my dad is our passing on of notes and lessons. I'll often turn to him for some advice and he likewise calls on me if something isn't quite going right in his yard. Take his red Japanese maple tree, for example. He recently called me to say it had mysteriously turned green after just a few months of adding it to his garden.
Acers, or Japanese maple trees, are loved for many reasons, one being they come in a wide range of colors and variegations. That's why we were disappointed to watch my dad's beautiful wine-red acer turn green. However, some research into caring for more colorful varieties of Japanese maples led to a logical explanation: it had been growing in too little light.
