We have a potted brown leaf acer tree & some of the leaves in the centre are turning green - any suggestions?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

There are a HUGE number of different varieties of acer; some have leaves that remain the same colour throughout the year, others have leaves that change colour with the seasons. It sounds to me as if your acer is actually a red-leaved variety. The leaves are likely to turn green, at least in part, during the year. This happens for more than one reason. Acers prefer to be positioned in dappled sunlight. This provides them with some protection from the wind, which can cause the leaves to shrivel and die at the edges, and at the same time gives them some exposure to sunlight. If your tree is in complete shade you may find that the leaves revert fully to being green; in fact, you may find that if you have a larger tree, the lower leaves will turn green anyway because they are being shaded from the sun by higher branches. Another reason for leaves turning green is because in order for photosynthesis (the means by which plants turn sunlight into food) to take place, chlorophyll is required. This is a substance that leads to leaves having a green colour (it is the reason why most leaves are green). Unless your tree is in deep shade, in which case I would suggest you move it if you can so that it receives more sunlight, the changes to your tree are perfectly normal and next spring you will find that the leaves are once again red.

Answer 3

They will naturally do this ; the regular color of the plant is green ; the color is to due a " variation " in the plants genes. They will often change back to green. Simply prune off the section that is reverting back to green....

Answer 4

Make sure it's in the shade, I also think it would do better in the garden as opposed to being in a pot.