Hi,

Actually Vox you have that backwards. The more sun the redder
Bloodgood leaves should get. Observe the leaves that are under other
leaves and notice that they are greener. The top leaves that get more
sun should be and stay redder. As the season progresses though
Bloodgoods will bronze (red with a green undercast).

There are other cultivars that hold their red color quite well.
Emperor I for instance.

Layne

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:01:02 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

My Bloodgood JM always starts our deep red and then turns somewhat green as
the summer progresses. As I understand it, the more direct sun they get,
the more green they turn. The cycle will repeat each year, so it isn't a
permanent change.