Vine Maple: Deciduous tree, 10-20 ft (3-6 m), multistemed, shrubby, spreading, sprawling and vine-like in forest shade but bushy and dense in sun. Opposite, simple leaves, almost circular in outline, but heart-shaped at base, (5)7 to 9(11) lobed, lobes unequal or doubly toothed. In sun develops red,orange, and yellow fall colors. Fruits 4 cm long, wings horizontally spread. Sun or deep shade. Prefers moist, shady situations, but tolerates sun. Zone 6 Moist woods and along stream banks from British Columbia south to northern California.