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Acer circinatum, or vine maple, is a species of maple native to northwestern North America.Vine maple typically grows as a low-elevation coastal tree in temperate areas of high precipitation such as the west coast of Oregon and northern California, as well as the temperate rainforests of Washington and British Columbia. [3]
The fruit, also known as "California bay nut", is a round and green berry 2–2.5 cm long and 2 cm broad, lightly spotted with yellow, maturing purple. Under the thin, leathery skin, it consists of an oily, fleshy covering over a single hard, thin-shelled pit, [ 8 ] and resembles a miniature avocado .
Maple is considered a tonewood, or a wood that carries sound waves well, and is used in numerous musical instruments. Maple is harder and has a brighter sound than mahogany, which is another major tonewood used in instrument manufacturing. [32] The back, sides, and neck of most violins, violas, cellos, and double basses are made from maple.
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Sugar maple: Acer saccharum: 1949 [57] [58] Virginia: Flowering dogwood: Cornus florida: 1956 [59] Washington: Western hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla: 1947 [60] [61] West Virginia: Sugar maple: Acer saccharum: 1949 [62] Wisconsin: Sugar maple: Acer saccharum: 1949 [63] Wyoming: Plains cottonwood: Populus deltoides monilifera: 1947, amended 1961 [64]
Other tree species grow in the understory of the redwood groves. Three of the most common are the California bay laurel, the bigleaf maple and the tanoak. Each of these species has developed a unique adaptation to the low level of dappled sunlight that reaches them through the redwoods overhead.
Sword ferns and Bay trees grow along the banks (March 12th, 2023) Extensive logging in the 19th century, particularly after the annexation of California in 1850, to fuel the growth of San Francisco and San Antonio turned the forest into "a sea of stumps". [2] At one time in the mid-1850s, there were over a dozen mills operating in the east bay ...
Red maple can grow in a variety of moist and dry biomes, from dry ridges and sunny, southwest-facing slopes to peat bogs and swamps. While many types of tree prefer a south- or north-facing aspect, the red maple does not appear to have a preference. [8] Its ideal conditions are in moderately well-drained, moist sites at low or intermediate ...