Maple ID

[bow101]

   Does Vine maple allways grow in clusters and quite tall.?  I konw where there is some it all seems to be about 30 feet high, thin and about  the same diamater almost to the top.


       

[huisme]

Greenish bark, lots of moss, lots of twists and bends?

I've seen a couple that tall, but there I harvest it's rare. Lots of clusters, but I actually get my best staves from standalone trees. In my experience the wood can handle having very little crown from larger diameter staves, but it is a tension strong wood and so should do its best with some crown.

[Don Case]

Can you find a leaf? VM has a distinct leaf. Vine maple has 7-11 lobes. Doug maple has 3-5. Vine maple is rare on the Island, usually an escaped ornamental.
Don

Oh, leaves are no where near the size of a Bigleaf maple

[bow101]

Can you find a leaf? VM has a distinct leaf. Vine maple has 7-11 lobes. Doug maple has 3-5. Vine maple is rare on the Island, usually an escaped ornamental.
Don

Oh, leaves are no where near the size of a Bigleaf maple

Depends where you live on the island.  Its like Hawthorn plenty of it down south but north island there is Zilch.  In most instances you will find Vine maple higher up and/or near creek beds.  This stuff is all clusters..