Vine maple (Acer circinatum)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 15 Height, Mature (feet) 20.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance None Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 200 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 5.5 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1100 Precipitation, Minimum 24 Precipitation, Maximum 80 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 24 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (°F) -13 Reproduction Bloom Period Spring Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 4620 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product High Lumber Product No Naval Store Product Yes Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No