Acer I have Two out of One...how?

Secret Glen

Morning,
Can anyone, preferably our Monty  I have had this Acer for 5 years and just noticed last year that appears to have Two different types? Cannot see any grafting, just appears to
be coming from the original stem? I live in Glen Clova in Scotland and just live my garden, however. It has been a challenge with the rabbits and Cold winters, but I will not give up.
Many Many thanks if you can help me.
Amanda.

Dovefromabove

Hi 

Can we have a photo of the trunk where the side branch and the trunk join please ... and of the trunk between the join and the soil surface? 

Obelixx

Can you post a close up of the base of the stem below the foliage?

ZeroZero1

I think it depends on the age of the growth. A branch can start green and darken to red

Secret Glen

Ahh thank you for your response...pic attached. Raining at the moment so may be able to get a better pic later.

Dovefromabove

ZeroZero1 said:

I think it depends on the age of the growth. A branch can start green and darken to red

But the leaves on the greener branch aren't as finely dissected as on the redder branch. It also doesn't have the same weeping habit. 

Secret Glen

Hi, no exactly, they are totally different types of Acer. Just wondering if any one has come across this before? And what may have caused this?

Dovefromabove

There must be a graft ... that's why we've asked for photos.   

Don't go out there in the wind and rain ... especially not in this stormy weather ... but when it's fine a close up of the join in the trunk (rather than the leaves) is what we need to see. 

Secret Glen

Ok will do. Thanks.

Dovefromabove

Looks like a lovely garden by the way ... I rather suspect you have a great view too?

punkdoc

Agree with @Dovefromabove, clearly 2 trees, 1 must be from the root stock and the other is the grafted tree.