Vine Maple

Vine Maple – Acer circinatum (Aceraceae)
A deciduous angiosperm native to western North America from southwest B.C. to northern California, always within 300 km of the Pacific Ocean. Vine maple is distinguished by its shrubby form, sympodial growth (terminal bud usually lacking) and almost circular leaves with 7-9 palmate lobes separated by narrow notches which become red or yellow in autumn.