Acer glabrum var. Douglasii Family: Sapindaceae Common Name: Douglas Maple

Size: Shrub to small tree (30ft) Shape: Usually multitrunked, sprawling

Growth rate: Fast Type: deciduous Foliage: Three to five lobed green leaves

Seasonal color: yellow in fall Flowers: Greenish yellow, inconspicuous

Features: Adaptable to wide range of conditions. In forested areas, lacy foliage patterns are beautiful. Red stems of new growth contrast with very green leaves

Growing conditions: Will withstand drier more exposed sites than vine maple. Can also so wetlands nicely.

Climate zone: to zone 4

Uses and comments: Acer glabrum is known as Rocky Mountain maple in interior of US, var. douglasii is more coastal version, from Alaska through Oregon