Home
Garden Plants


Compare Vine Maple and Spinach


Spinach and Vine Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Tree  
Vegetable  

Origin
North America, Northwestern United States  
Southern Asia  

Types
Acer circinatum  
Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy  

Number of Varieties
20  
99+
3  
99+

Habitat
Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest  
Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
9-4  
-  

Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17  
-  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
610.00 cm  
99+
15.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
610.00 cm  
34
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Purple  
Yellow, Green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red  
Tan, Black  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Ovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Wet Site  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Stem Planting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply  
Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
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  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Fertilize when new  

Pests and Diseases
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch  
Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Cold climate, Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
-  
Food Allergy  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Leaves, Stem  

Other Uses
-  
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER circinatum  
SPINACIA oleracea  

Common Name
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple  
Spinach  

In Hindi
बेल मेपल  
पालक  

In German
Wein-Ahorn  
Spinat  

In French
Maple Vine  
Épinards  

In Spanish
arce vid  
Espinacas  

In Greek
αμπέλου Maple  
Σπανάκι  

In Portuguese
bordo de videira  
Espinafre  

In Polish
Vine Maple  
Szpinak  

In Latin
vitis Maple  
Spinach  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Chenopodiaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Spinacia  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Anserineae  

Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae  
Chenopodioideae  

Number of Species
128  
99+
800  
31

What is >>
<< All

Difference Between Vine Maple and Spinach

If you are confused whether Vine Maple or Spinach are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Vine Maple and Spinach Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Vine Maple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Spinach fertilizers required are Fertilize when new. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Vine Maple and Spinach if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Compare List of Trees

Importance of Vine Maple and Spinach

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Vine Maple and Spinach. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Vine Maple and Spinach as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Vine Maple is whereas of Spinach is Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. Vine Maple has beauty benefits as follows: while Spinach has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Vine Maple vs Spinach

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Vine Maple vs Spinach and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Vine Maple are whereas of Spinach have Food Allergy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Vine Maple has showy fruits and Spinach has no showy fruits. Also Vine Maple is not flowering and Spinach is not flowering . You can compare Vine Maple and Spinach facts and facts of other plants too.

List of Trees

List of Trees

» More List of Trees

Compare List of Trees

» More Compare List of Trees