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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.
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: 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MB: Two years is long enough to adjust, so I suspect the shade-loving, heat-hating vine maple is just withering with disgust each summer as the reflected heat from the nearby street adds insult to ...