Acer palmatum 'Sekimori'

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palmatum

ICNCP Name: 'Seki-mori'

Formerly 'Sekimori'

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:

Dissectum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9

Seki mori (Esveld) Sekimori (Vertrees), 関守, Seki-mori, means "Border Guard" directly. It evokes a tree marking the boundary of a garden or property. (ED)

Sekimori is a green mounding laceleaf. Although similar in appearance, it is a deeper green and more strongly cascading than Virdis. Its leaves are also slightly coarser upon close examination. The fall color of Sekimori is a pleasant yellow and orange. (Guard at the checkpoint.) (DSN)

Date of Origin if known:

1719

Origin if known:

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

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