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Kym Pokorny/The Oregonian'Pacific Fire' vine maple (Acer circinatum 'Pacific Fire' For me, plants are the best part of garden shows, especially the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. It's fun to see ...

WHAT: Acer circinatum’s habit of producing sprawling branches when growing in the forest under the Northwest’s often-huge native conifers has earned it the common name of vine maple.

1. Blooms winter through early spring (February through April): Vine maple (Acer circinatum) Deciduous large shrub or small tree. This plant works well as an understory plant under tall evergreens.

Why it’s choice: Vine maple hits a triple, with pleasing flowers, fruit and foliage. Clusters of small white and maroon flowers open in April, before the fan-like leaves unfurl. Pairs of red ...

What: A unique selection of our native vine maple, Acer circinatum “Monroe” has attractive, deeply divided leaves. It is well-adapted to woodland situations but will tolerate a variety of ...

I have seen examples of gardeners who have planted trumpet vine and have controlled its spread. One case was of a person who allowed the plant to grow over a smaller red maple and took steps to ...

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum). This garden-sized Northwest native tree is Lorton’s favorite plant. “I heard someone say that if vine maple had been in cultivation as long as Japanese maple, we ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about the cause of bark cracks on a maple tree and best perennial daisy for our climate.

One of our short list of native maples, vine maple, Acer circinatum, is way too uncommon in the gardened landscape. I suspect that people haven’t had enough practice with it as a tame plant to know ...