Red or Green bark on Vine Maple?

[Weylin]

thanks for all the input, I think I'll have to go cut both to see if I can see a difference. Good excuse to get more bow wood. Thanks again. Ed

"But dear, I need all this wood for science... SCIENCE!" 

[rossfactor]

From the Complete Shade Gardener by George Schenk.

"In full shade it (Vine Maple) is green-barked . . . In sun it is upright, gray-barked . . . Collected trees with green bark will sunscald unless planted in a shady place; plant trees with gray bark in sun or shade."

- See more at: http://rainyside.com/forum_archives/091904NewVineMaple.html#sthash.e5ahQm7r.dpuf

So... while dude didn't describe a red bark it seems like the sunlight thing plays a big role.  Good naturalist work y'all!

Gabe

[steve b.]

Got some red today.  Its basically orange or rust, like an aging osage

[Ed Brooks]

Got some red today.  Its basically orange or rust, like an aging osage

Steve are you are talking bark and not wood aren't you? Ed

[steve b.]

Yea, bark is orangish, wood is white.