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      Cercidiphyllum japonicum |
    Katsura Tree |
       Deciduous Tree |
HEIGHT: | 30 - 40 feet | SPREAD: | 15 - 30 feet | DISTINCTIONS: | Form of young tree is dense pyramid, mature tree may remain pyramidal or become wide-spreading; shaggy brown bark; new leaves reddish purple, mature leaves bluish green, outstanding fall color of yellow, apricot and orange; autumn leaves smell like burnt sugar. | LIMITATIONS: | Branches can be broken by snow; wrap trunk in winter to prevent bark split on young trees; porcupines like twigs. | HARDINESS: | SE (Zone 4) | ORIGIN: | Japan, China | CULTIVARS: | ‘Pendula’ weeping form to 15’. | _____________________________ Back to List | The information for this Deciduous Tree (159) was last updated on: 2010-11-24 15:41:35 |
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