
Katsura Tree
- Botanical Name
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 40 to 60 feet
- Width
- 20 to 40 feet
- Flowers
- March-April: dioecious, insignificant
- Fruit
- Females have .75 inch dehiscent pods - like upright bananas
- Fall Color
- Yellow to apricot
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Not easy to transplant
- Transplant balled and burlap and container in spring to allow root development
- pH adaptable
- Water during dry periods
- Because of its shallow root system, Katsura tree will benefit from a layer of mulch to maintain a cool root environment
- Leaf scorch common in hot, dry sites
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Pendulum - graceful, weeping form, 15 feet
- Red Fox (Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Rotfuchs') - upright oval form, 30 feet tall by 16 feet wide, bronze-purple spring foliage maturing to bronze-green in summer, orange-bronze fall color
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