Acer circinatum - Vine maple

Vine maple (Acer circinatum) is a deciduous tree native to the Pacific coast of North America, its sap tapped for a sweetener syrup and its bark and branches used for basketry.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Fibre¹
• Wood¹
• Fuel¹

Type

• Acer spp. - Maple
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Acer circinatum | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 15 seconds ↩