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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Tanabata'
Formerly 'Tanabata'
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:
Amoenum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
七夕, Tanabata, or Star Festival Legend, celebrates the annual reunion of Orihime, the Weaving Princess, and Hikoboshi, the Cowherd Star, on the seventh night of the seventh month. It literally means "Seventh Evening." It is an ancient word, evolving from a Shinto Purification Ritual. It originates even further back, with the Chinese Qixi Festival, introduced into Japan during the Nara Period. Misspelled Tana bota by DVDM. (ED)
Tanabata is a upright palmatum, red in the spring fading to a reddish green in summer. Foliage is saw toothed and almost divided to the leaf base. Its mature height will be in the 16' range, becoming spreading with age. Fall color is red. (Festival of the Stars) (DSN)
Date of Origin if known:
1711
Origin if known:
Vertrees/Nakajima
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