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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Shira-tama'
Formerly 'Shira tama'
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
しらたま is how we are given Shira-tama, from 1782 the likely kanji spelling is 白珠, meaning "White Pearl" or "White Gem." The simplified 玉 would also mean Bead or Gem, but seems less likely given the chronology. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1782
Origin if known:
Nakajima
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