Pacific Fire vine maple
Acer circinatum 'Pacific Fire'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterNeeds moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Horizontal
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pacific Fire' vine maple (Acer circinatum 'Pacific Fire') is a small tree or shrub for specimen planting, shade gardens, and woodland settings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and moist, sandy or loamy soil. The bark is light yellow-green in spring and summer. In winter, the trunk and branches turn coral red. It reaches about 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide in 10 years.
Pairs well with Autumn fern, Solomon's seal, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.