Acer circinatum
Vine maples send long, flexible limbs spreading around stumps and over logs to reach all available sunlight. They are seldom found with a single trunk. The leaves, have seven to eleven lobes, are circular and spread like a "baby's hand". It is often confused with the Douglas Maple.

The Vine Maple can be differentiated by the paired, winged fruit in a straight line, in contrast with the V-shape of the Douglas Maple fruit.
In the fall, the leaves turn gold in the shade and bright red in full sunlight.

The Pacific Northwest evergreen forests become splattered with the brilliant colors of this species. Vine maple was called "basket tree" because it was used to make open baskets for carrying shellfish and fish. It was also used as pothooks over campfires because it is hard to burn.