Acer circinatum BandB 5-6' Burlap Vine Map

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) is a beloved PNW native small tree or large multistemmed shrub ranging from southern British Columbia through the Oregon and Washington coast and Cascades south into northern California. Reaches 10 to 20 feet, with a graceful sprawling vine-like habit under forest shade and a bushier upright form in sun.

Palmate maple-leaves with 7 to 9 lobes flush brilliant red, orange, and yellow in fall sun. Small flowers in spring hang in nodding clusters of 3 to 6, sepals deep wine-red, petals greenish-white. Paired-winged samara fruits ripen deep red in late summer.

FEIS documents Vine Maple as a preferred summer browse for black-tailed deer and Roosevelt elk, and a high-quantity elk winter-range forage in the Oregon Coast Range. Seeds, buds, and flowers feed numerous songbirds and small mammals; squirrels and chipmunks cache the winged seeds. Birds use the leaves and seed stalks in nest building.

Traditional Indigenous material plant for at least 11 Pacific Northwest Nations including the Makah, Clallam, Quileute, Quinault, Lummi, Nitinaht, and Skagit peoples. Called the "basket tree" for the long, straight stems used to weave baskets. Also carved into bowls, spoons, and platters, and shaped into scoop nets for catching salmon.

Sun or deep shade. Prefers moist, shady situations but tolerates sun with better fall color. Hardy Zone 4 to 9. Reliably coastal. Deer will browse Vine Maple in summer and elk browse it through winter. Protect young plants until established.

Coastal-suited: native throughout the Oregon coast in moist woods and along stream banks.

Classic understory companion to Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, Sword Fern, and Salal in recreating the PNW forest edge.

This 5-6 ft B&B (balled and burlapped) specimen is a large mature Vine Maple ready to plant for immediate impact. Same wildlife and cultural values as wild species.