Acer palmatum 'Takao san'

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Acer

palmatum

ICNCP Name: 'Takao-san'

Formerly 'Takao san'

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

高雄山、Takao-san is another name for Takaoyama, the historic mountain to the northwest of Kyoto. Among the many attractions, spectacular autumn foliage is at the forefront. The temple of Jingo-ji (神護寺) sits on the slopes. This ancient temple, founded in 781 CE, contains sixteen National Treasures of Japan. (See 'Jingo-ji'). For reasons unknown today, the usual rendaku changing san to zan, was not made in 1914.

Date of Origin if known:

1914

Origin if known:

Nakajima

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