Okishimo - Okishimo

Japanese: 置霜 - おきしも
Okishimo - Okishimo

…Other cultivars include maples with variegated leaves such as Hatsuyuki Kaede (white spots appear at the budding stage) and Kyonishiki (a yellow-spotted cultivar); maples with bright yellow spots such as Hoshiyadoori (a bright variety with scattered yellow spots), Tokiwa Nishiki (a variety with white spots), and maples with variegated leaves such as Shufu Nishiki. Maples with irregular leaves include Maikujiyaku (dancing peacock) because the leaves are deeply lobed and resemble peacock feathers. Other maples also have such irregular leaves, such as Okishimo (falling frost), Shishigashira (lion's head), and Hagoromo (hagoromo), which are prized for their deformed leaves. Sugar maples are planted as shade trees, but are also used as bonsai. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okishou" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そのほかの種に属する園芸品種には,ウリハダカエデの斑入葉に初雪楓(萌芽期に白く斑が入る)や,京錦とよぶ黄斑の品種があり,イタヤカエデには星宿り(黄色の散斑で鮮やかなもの),常盤(ときわ)錦(白斑のもの),エンコウカエデの斑入品で秋風(しゆうふう)錦などがある。 ハウチワカエデに,葉が深裂してクジャクの羽に似ているところから舞孔雀(まいくじやく)の名が付けられている変り葉の品種があり,このような変化葉はほかのカエデ類にもあり,置霜(おきしも),獅子頭(ししがしら),羽衣などは奇形の葉を賞するものである。 トウカエデは緑陰樹として植えられているが,盆栽とされる。…

※「置霜」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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