"Ken" wrote in message
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They are from the bottom row of branches.

Since virtually all cultivars of Japanese maples are grafted on to a more
stable rootstock and the dwarf laceleaf cultivars tend to have high grafts,
the green reversions could very well be orginating from the graft union.
Remove them cleanly at the branch collar.

pam - gardengal


"Brian" wrote in message
...
You are correct. Remove green leaved branches~~they would become too
vigorous and spoil the tree. Do they come from near the base? If so they
are
from the rootstock. Otherwise could be some form of 'reversion' though I
have never seen this with maples.
Best Wishes.
"Ken" wrote in message
ink.net...
This year, this tree of mine has some branches on it with green leaves
(instead of red leaves). Other than the fact this is unsightly, do I
need
to
cut off these branches so it won't affect the tree as a whole and
cause
all
the leaves to turn green? Or, is there something causing these leaves
to
be
green - something I can do as far as fertilizing or minerals or
something
to
keep the tree producing red leaves?