Puget Sound Native Tree
Botanical Garden
People have created across the United States lists of the largest individual tree of many species as well as typical size of each in a mature forest. They call the largest tree a CHAMPION TREE, for bragging rights.
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
Typical dimensions of a large tree of this species in a mature forest:
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Champion tree for this species:
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Dolphin Place
Original
Broadleaf Trees
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
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A vine maple (Acer circinatum) is a small, multi-stemmed, deciduous tree or large shrub native to western North America, known for its graceful, vine-like lower branches, vibrant fall colors (reds, yellows, oranges), and use in erosion control along streams, often growing as an understory plant in moist, shady forests but tolerating sun. It's valued in landscaping for its beauty and habitat provision, with its slender branches sometimes rooting to form new plants.
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Bark
This tree species was found growing at the following location when the property was purchased in 1973:
Exact data was not collected at the time. The following is data recorded in 2025.
Largest tree for this species within Dolphin Place Open Space:
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Diameter:
20 feet
6 inches
Bainbridge Island
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
Leaf
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