Nothingness Fluff ,part 2

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Leave the gun,take the cannoli
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Knuckles would not be between the femur and tibia, a knee would be. :)
You won ok....
Bees have Knees!!!!
I'll shout it from my tallest building tomorrow!!!
 

BakerMayfield2018

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I had laceleaf japanese maple and it was pretty but not really hardy enough for the winters here and only lasted a couple of years. I do have a bloodgood japanese maple that has broader leaves and has no problems.
I have both and both do great. You can't put the laceleaf in full sun. I'm shure you know that, but mine has no problem comming back after a rough winter.
 

BakerMayfield2018

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Question, all 3 maple trees have deep dark burgundy leaves, in July they start to turn green, does this happen to yours?
The red color comes from the presence of sugars stored in the leaves. Some maples produce and store more than others. The sugars are produced by photosynthesis during the day as sunlight is absorbed. The tree for normal respiration and metabolic functions uses the sugars. The rate of sugar production is a function of daylight hours and the rate of respiration is a function temperature. The red color is strongest in the spring when the sunlight hours are increasing and the temperatures are still cool. This results in high sugar production and low consumption. The longest days are in June, in the northern hemisphere. As the days get shorter in mid to late summer the production of sugar decreases and with higher temperatures the consumption of sugar increases. This results in a net loss of sugar and as a result the red color fades to green as the sugar is depleted.

Some cultivars produce more sugar or consume less and as a result hold on to the sugars and red color longer. A tree planted in shade produces less sugar yet consumes the same as one planted in sun resulting in a loss of the red color sooner in the summer. This also explains why the red color lasts longer in northern latitudes than in the southern areas. The hours of daylight are longer in the northern latitudes during the summer and usually the temperatures are lower resulting in the sugars remaining in the leaves later in the year. The same cultivar planted in the same conditions in Portland might hold the red color until late August while the one in Atlanta might “bronze out” in late July. The result of an hour more of daylight and nighttime lows of 62 degrees verses 75 degrees.
 
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