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Acer
palmatum
'Shidare kaede'

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.

Synonym for: Ao shidare
Japanese Maple Classification: 

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9
獨摇楓 is the spelling, which Gregory called Shidare Kaede, according to the kanji (already with the ateji for the more modern 枝垂, shidare). But here, the final character is used as an ateji for "momiji", as can be seen from the kana, しだれもみじ. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

1695
Origin if known:

Yano

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