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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

If you're certain that your 'red maple' is indeed A.rubrum, it may just
be that that particular tree is one that exhibits yellow fall color
instead of red.   The literature lists: yellow, orange, red as
typical fall colors.
More likely just a selection feature than a soil or light
effect.

Lucky


At 10:12 AM 11/7/2007, you wrote:
> 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