Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico
North America, Northwestern United States
Types
Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood
Acer circinatum
Number of Varieties
520
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-4
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Chocolate, Black
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray
Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Gray
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem
-
Other Uses
Carvings, Knife handles
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
OLNEYA tesota
ACER circinatum
Common Name
Ironwood
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple
In Hindi
रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड
बेल मेपल
In German
Wüsteneisenholz
Wein-Ahorn
In French
désert Ironwood
Maple Vine
In Spanish
Ironwood desierto
arce vid
In Greek
Ironwood έρημο
αμπέλου Maple
In Portuguese
deserto Ironwood
bordo de videira
In Polish
pustynia Ironwood
Vine Maple
In Latin
desert ironwood
vitis Maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Olneya
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Robinieae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
Hippocastanoideae
Number of Species
30128
1
27800
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