Acer circinatum - Vine Maple Japanese Gardens

Acer circinatum - Vine Maple Japanese GardensA popular 'shrubby' tree that is mostly famous for its autumn colors. Growing to 15 ft tall and about the same wide, the leaves are palmate, but short. A Pacific Northwest native, Vine Maple heralds the arrival of autumn as its colors light up the forest. Best grown in clump form, it lends a pleasing accent to larger trees in a border planting and requires almost no care. Hardy to zone 5.

darkening with age

or if planted in groups

an annual growth rate of nearly 12 inches (30 cm)

Then in the fall

in Eugene Oregon

making it an excellent choice for the rock garden or model railroad landscape

The fragrant flowers are large with a pink blush on the edge and a cherry red throat

Massachusetts

This Cryptomeria grows into a small conical upright plant with stiff green foliage

this stout and uniform broom of the Nordmann fir was found in the Czech Republic

but is ignored by deer

Hardy to -30 degrees