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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Kokyo'
Formerly 'Kokyo'
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:
Amoenum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
皇居, Kōkyo, is the word for the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. So the name is wrongly written as Kokyo, but remains. (ED)
Kokyo originated as a seedling from the emperor's palace in Tokyo. It will form a compact upright tree to about 15' or even up to 30'. Fall color is a striking orange red. (Imperial palace) (DSN)
Date of Origin if known:
2002
Origin if known:
Jane Platt
Vertrees/MS Newsletter Winter 2003
Information Source:
Seedling from Imperial Garden, Tokyo
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