Acer palmatum 'Okushimo'

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Acer

palmatum

ICNCP Name: 'Oku-shimo'

Formerly 'Okushimo'

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:

Crispum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9

置霜, Oku-shimo, means "Deep/Settled Frost." It must be hyphenated according to ICNCP guidelines. Note that the kanji character used by Nakajima/Yano is archaic and can no longer be generated without a Japanese Keyboard. The DSN translation is a poetic take on the concept, but not a direct translation. (ED)

Okushimo is a vase-shaped green palmatum. Its leaf lobes curl upward forming a tapered tube. Okushimo retains its narrow vase shape at maturity and is suitable for small spaces. It has beautiful gold fall color. (The pepper and salt leaf) (DSN)

Date of Origin if known:

1704

Origin if known:

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

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