Acer palmatum 'Kôzui gawa'

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palmatum

ICNCP Name: 'Kōzui-gawa'

Formerly 'Kôzui gawa'

The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) establishes the rules and regulations for proper naming of plants. When different, the cultivar database displays the correct(ed) ICNCP name, rather than its previous cultivar name.

Japanese Maple Classification:

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9

香酔川, Kōzui-gawa, means "River of Perfume." For those looking in the dictionaries, there are two rendaku (consonant changes for pronunciation) here, the k in kawa becomes a g, and the 's' becomes a 'z'. It is a metaphorical place of enchantment and beauty, not a real rivier. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

Origin if known:

Nakajima

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