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[Jerrydana5@aol.com]

I want to ask what sounds like a stupid question:  What makes red maples red?  We have a red maple in our yard, and a couple of silver maples.  The Red maple turns yellow,  just like the silver maples.  The Silver maples actually have a tinge of red, more than most of the silver maples around here.  The other red maples around our town are bright red - beautiful.  I am quite sure of the variety-I know the difference between red and silver maples.  Could it be soil?  Light?  Jerry in southern Indiana

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