Acer palmatum 'Seiun kaku'

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Acer

palmatum

ICNCP Name: 'Sei-un-kaku'

Formerly 'Seiun kaku'

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:

Palmatum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9

青雲閣, Sei-un-kaku, means "Blue Palace of Cloud." うん (un) is the on'yomi, Sino-Japanese reading, for the usual kun'yomi "kumo". (ED)

Seiun kaku is a flat-topped shrub like Mikawa yatsubusa, but more open growing. Leaves overlap like shingles on a house. It is a larger bush than Mikawa yatsubusa and will grow to about 8' tall by 10' wide. The fall color is a bright orange red. (DSN)

Date of Origin if known:

1974

Origin if known:

Yano

Information Source:

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