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ICNCP Name: 'Katsura-himi'

Formerly 'Katsura hime'

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: 
Aureum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9
桂姫, Katsura-hime, means "Katsura Princess." (ED)

Katsura hime is a vigorous dwarf version of Katsura. Like Katsura it is a bright orange in the spring. The color fades to yellow and then to green. The fall color is a good orange and red. Mature height is unknown, but it will be a large dwarf or small tree. (DSN, as Katura hime)

Date of Origin if known:

1978
Origin if known:

Yano

Information Source:

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