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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Shira-kumo'
Formerly 'Shira kumo'
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:
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
しら雲 is how Shira-kumo is spelled in the list, of which the meaning is almost certainly 白雲, meaning "White Clouds", though it is impossible to be completely sure. "Simple Cloud" would be possible, phonetically, but seems unlikely. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1782
Origin if known:
Nakajima
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