On Aug 3, 7:23*am, Pat Kiewicz wrote:
A lot of red Japanese maple varieties do that. *Some varieties hold *
stay red longer than others. But they all fade to a greener color at
some point during the year. *Hot weather and/or shade seem to make
the red to fade more quickly. *

Accept it, and wait. *Those leaves will turn a beautiful bright red this
fall.

Thanks. Yes, the weather has been consistently hot here in central
NJ,
and the maple is in shade.