vine maple
noun
: a small maple (Acer circinatum) found from British Columbia to California that has spreading twisted branches that may form dense thickets
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From there, continue along Santiam Pass, passing the Hoodoo Ski Area and heading toward Suttle Lake, which is framed by vine maples that turn bright hues of orange, red, and yellow in autumn.
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Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Outside, the red cedar deck has space for gathering around the table with friends, where you’ll be surrounded by native plants including vine maples, deer ferns, and salal.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025
Big leaf maples form a dense canopy of giant yellow leaves over the forest and vine maples are brilliant orange, salmon, yellow and red colors.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Mount Rainier is full of elderberry and huckleberry bushes, as well as vine maples, all of which turn different shades of yellow, orange, and red in autumn.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
This is a few blocks east and uphill from the Laurelwood Golf Course, in an area with Oregon white oaks, Oregon ash, snowberry, vine maple, other miscellaneous trees, as well as much undergrowth.
—oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
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Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Outside, the red cedar deck has space for gathering around the table with friends, where you’ll be surrounded by native plants including vine maples, deer ferns, and salal.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025
Big leaf maples form a dense canopy of giant yellow leaves over the forest and vine maples are brilliant orange, salmon, yellow and red colors.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Mount Rainier is full of elderberry and huckleberry bushes, as well as vine maples, all of which turn different shades of yellow, orange, and red in autumn.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
This is a few blocks east and uphill from the Laurelwood Golf Course, in an area with Oregon white oaks, Oregon ash, snowberry, vine maple, other miscellaneous trees, as well as much undergrowth.
—oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
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“Vine maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vine%20maple. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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