ZONE:
4
COLOUR:
Purple,
Red
HEIGHT:
12-15 m
SPREAD:
4-5 m
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum - Katsura Tree - Photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum - Katsura Tree - Leaves Emerging Reddish-Purple
ZONE:
4
COLOUR:
Purple,
Red
HEIGHT:
12-15 m
SPREAD:
4-5 m
A graceful tree with a uniform crown. Katsura should be planted in a location protected from the sun during the heat of the day, strong winds and drought conditions. It can be grown as a specimen tree or multi-stemmed clump. A rare bonus in a tree: Cercidiphyllum prefer soils with high pH.
The leaf of the katsura tree resembles the leaf of a redbud tree (Cercis), hence the name Cercidiphyllum (Cercis = redbud genus and phyllon = Greek for leaf).
