My Husband & Kids bought me a beautiful "Red Dragon" Acer palmatum dissectum for mother's day my daughter re-potted it into an equal mix of compost, vermiculite & peat moss, and now it seems to be turning green on the ends... I've tried to research it and some posts and such say that it should keep it's color throughout the year but yet others say that depending on the species it could go from green to red, others have said that it could turn green if there's too much nitrogen-can someone clarify and let me know if I need to do something to fix it? I'm in Colorado and it receives good water, morning sun and partial sun in the afternoon and does not show any signs of stress... Thanks for any help!
Hi there, I think Red Dragon is supposed to stay red all season. Mine does. Some of the other cultivars (cultivated varieties) do not. If your sun isn't too strong I would try and move to a full sun area.
