Vine maple
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Plants in British Columbia Indian technology. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 23:1775-1780. Establishment of salmonberry, salal, vine maple, and bigleaf maple seedlings in the coastal forests of Oregon. Vine maple clone growth and reproduction in managed and unmanaged coastal Oregon Douglas-fir Forests. Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication 1314. Atlas of United States trees, volume 3, minor western hardwoods. The climate, soils, and soil-plant relationships of an area in southwestern Saskatchewan. Native woody plant seed collection guide for British Columbia. Growth form and distribution of vine maple ( Acer circinatum) on Marys Peak, western Oregon. Centre for Forest Conservation Genetics, Forest Genetics Council of BC, and BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Forest Science Program, Victoria, BC Technical Report 053. Forest Tree Genetic Conservation Status Report 1: In situ conservation status of all indigenous BC species. An ecogeographic framework for in situ conservation of forest trees in British Columbia. However, Tappeiner and Zasada (1993) reported good seedling emergence for vine maple, especially in thinned stands, implying that under the right light conditions, sexual regeneration does take place. This would imply that the species’ genetic diversity is not usually affected by one cycle of logging. Occurrence of vine maple in early successional communities is therefore primarily dependent upon its predisturbance distribution (Hubbard 1950). Plants reproduce from the base of the stem after logging or fire. Vine maple produces few seeds and relies primarily on vegetative reproduction by sprouting or layering (Anderson 1969 O’Dea 1995). Seed crops are annual but irregular (Banerjee et al. No in situ conservation concerns were identified for this species. 2005Ĭonservation Status Summary – from Chourmouzis et.al. Distribution and Protected Areas – from Hamann et.al. The area in British Columbia represents less than half of its total range. Its range stretches from southwestern British Columbia to northern California along the coast, including Vancouver Island (Little 1976). Vine maple occurs throughout the Pacific Northwest. The first peoples used its hard wood to make a variety of utensils (Turner 1979). Vine maple is used as an ornamental tree because of its beautiful autumn leaf colours (Uchytil 1989). Its foliage is a preferred food of deer and elk, and numerous birds and small mammals feed on the seeds, buds, and flowers. It is a medium sized rounded tree or shrub. Vine maple is a shade-tolerant shrub found in the understory of both early and late successional forest stands. This is a vine maple, so named because the leaves are rounded and lobed and similar to grape vine leaves.
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Since it sprouts, it may re-grow in clumps or patches after top damage. It commonly occurs along rivers, in forest openings and on recently logged areas. Vine maple is a long-lived, deciduous shrub or small tree.