| Scientific Name: | Acer circinatum |
| Common Name: | vine maple |
| Family Name: | Sapindaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 5 - 7m x 5 - 7m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Irregular |
| Form: | Irregular, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Fall interest, Reclamation, Small garden/space, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Opposite, Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Palmate venation, Pubescent, Orbicular, Pinnately lobed, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Corymb, White, Red, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Samara, Schizocarp, Red, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves opposite, orbicular, 3-12cm wide, serrate, palmate venation with 7-9 acute-tipped lobes incised to about 1/3 of blade, pubescent along veins; schizocarp 4-5cm wide, thick edge of wings at 160-180 degrees, each samara 2-3cm long x 8-12mm wide. Winter ID: young bark greenish, twigs red; buds conical, the outer scales shiny red, the bud with a short fringe of fine white hairs at its base. | |