Late last summer I purchased a small 7-foot tall maple tree that was
tagged as a red maple. When winter came what little leaves it had on
it (the leaves got thrashed around at the nusery) simply fell off. No
color change. This spring new leaves budded out, but they were just
green. There was no red tipped branches or red buds. Right now the
leaves are plain green on top, but the underside of the leaf isn't
silvery like I think a silver maple leaf should look like.

So here are my questions. How or when can I tell if this small maple
is a red maple? Do I just wait until this fall to see if the leaves
turn red?

Patrick