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Vine Maple Acer circinatum ~ Maple Family Lummi: shehol-ilhch Nooksack: sích'alhp Artist Aleshia Parks Whatcom Middle School Characteristics A small tree with sprawling branches & winged, paired seeds Leaves have seven to nine lobes & in the autumn turn golden when the tree is shaded or bright red if the tree is in the open Ethnobotany Wood used for bows, wedges, digging sticks, dip net hoops; split stems used for utility baskets & woven parts of fish traps Habitat Value Beavers eat the wood & twigs Seeds eaten by woodpeckers, finches & other birds Sponsors City of Bellingham Washington State Department of Ecology
