Acer tataricum ICNCP Name: 'Ten-zan-nishiki'

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Acer

tataricum

ICNCP Name: 'Ten-zan-nishiki'

Formerly 'Tenzan 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:

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

3 to 8

天山錦, Ten-zan-nishiki also means "Brocade of the Heavenly Mountain." It should not be confused with Tensyan-no-nishiki, as this maple, named by Yano, is Acer tataricum ssp. semenovii. The name references the Celestial Palaces of the Deva, the realms of Buddhist Gods. The maple exhibits a slight, dusting variegation of white. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

1992

Origin if known:

Yano

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