Acer palmatum 'Tsukushi gata'

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ICNCP Name: 'Tsukushi-gata'

Formerly 'Tsukushi gata'

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

Tsukushigata (DSN, MrMaple) 筑紫潟, Tsukushi-gata, means "Tsukushi Beach." Tsukushi Province was found in what is now Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyūshū Island. While gata means lit. "Tidal Flat", "Beach" seems a more contemporary translation. Tsukushi was Japan's primary gateway for trade and other exchanges Asia. As such it was an important melting pot for influence and trends from abroad. Note that this cultivar is not the same as that mentioned in the 1882 list. (ED)

Tsukushi gata is a black-red upright that fades to olive green. It has beautiful red seed set and bright orange fall color. It is wider than tall, about 12' high at maturity. (A bay on the island of Kyushu) (DSN, as Tsukushigata)

Date of Origin if known:

1882

Origin if known:

Sekihin Binran

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

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