I have a 'Pacific Fire' Vine maple that was donated to a charity auction I'm helping with and I need more information on it so I can get other people as excited about it as I am. I know it was discovered by Ed Wood (Woods?) a few years ago but where and when? Why is it still so rare? Has anyone grown it and how was it? I read it grows a little slower and more upright than the species, and can sunburn in hot sun locations, any comments on this information? Is it as susceptible to Pseudomonas blight as the Coral Bark Japanese Maple is?
Take a look at this Dee. Regards, Dax http://www.stanleyandsons.com/productdisplay.cfm?product=ACR 0228 I highly doubt is will be as susceptible to the blights of Asian species as it's natural range occurs from California to Alaska and I see you're in Washington. My plant which is still in a container and I've had it in our humid and very hot climate for several years does have a 'stippling' fungus on the bark however. I also seem to recall it was found in Oregon in it's natural range. Therefore, if the Pacific Northwest or your neck of the woods has vine maples you can examine, you should see how well they are in respects to your question. Acer circinatum distribution map: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACCI Dax
