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Acer
palmatum
'Korean Gem'

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

Korean Gem is an excellent green palmatum with brilliant yellow to orange to red fall color. The spring leaf is a pleasing yellow-green maturing to a deep glossy green. It is a strong grower, and makes a larger palmatum upwards of 20' in height. (DSN)

Date of Origin if known:

1997
Origin if known:
Hillier's B.G.

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

THE MAPLE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

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Port Angeles, WA 98362

Phone: 1-833-862-7537 (1-833-8MAPLES)

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