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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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.
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oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Native vine maple and Rocky Mountain maple are small, understory trees and may not work as an ash alternative.
—oregonlive, 29 July 2023
Pliable vine maple branches may still leaf out Q: One of my vine maples has yet to leaf out.
—oregonlive, 9 May 2021
The design was meant to evoke imagery of the sword ferns and vine maple trees of the surrounding forest.
—oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2020
oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Native vine maple and Rocky Mountain maple are small, understory trees and may not work as an ash alternative.
—oregonlive, 29 July 2023
Pliable vine maple branches may still leaf out Q: One of my vine maples has yet to leaf out.
—oregonlive, 9 May 2021
The design was meant to evoke imagery of the sword ferns and vine maple trees of the surrounding forest.
—oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2020
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First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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