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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Wou nishiki'

Formerly 'Wou nishiki'

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: 
Matsumurae Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9
Yano tells us that this is an American cultivar. (ED)

Wou nishiki is an upright green palmatum with deeply divided leaves. The new foliage has bright rose margins. The fall color is an outstanding orange and red. Wou nishiki forms a round-headed tree approximately 16' tall. (DSN)

Date of Origin if known:

1958
Origin if known:

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

THE MAPLE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

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Port Angeles, WA 98362

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