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Acer
palmatum
'The Bishop'

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: 
Atropurpureum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9

The Bishop is a large growing red upright. Spring color is purple red fading to a reddish green. By far its best characteristic is the outstanding crimson fall color. (DSN)

Date of Origin if known:

1960
Origin if known:
H.Hohman

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

THE MAPLE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

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Port Angeles, WA 98362

Phone: 1-833-862-7537 (1-833-8MAPLES)

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