All the time I lived there I wished ofr the maple color in the fall. I
missed it most of all. Now you know why it dosen't do so hot there. Lilacs
either unless they are cared for really carefully.

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Betsy
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ps.com...
I bought my friend this tree(Japanese Red Maple) 2 years ago, it had
leaves then but never returned after that(the leaves I mean). Any
answers on this matter would be a big help, thanks. BTW, we live in SE
Alaska and there are a lot of these trees growning here just fine.