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ICNCP Name: 'Wakakusa-yama'

Formerly 'Wakakusa yama'

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: 
Aureum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9
若草山, Wakakusa-yama, references "Mount Wakakusa" just on the outskirts of Nara City. On its slopes is found the famous Tōdai-ji Temple. See Tōdai-ji for more information. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

1989
Origin if known:

Yano

Information Source:

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