Scientific Name:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Pronunciation:
sur-sid-ih-FILL-um juh-PON-ih-kum
Common Name:
katsura, Japanese katsura tree
Family Name:
Cercidiphyllaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves blue-green, opposite (rarely alternate), orbicular, most blades 5-7cm wide, base cordate, margins crenate/serrate, point downward, coppey in spring and then pinkish-yellow in autumn; flowers on female tree, bloom reddish in spring, follicles pod-like, green, most <15mm long. Winter ID: buds small, red, opposite, appressed, 'lobster claws'; fruit on female plants banana shaped, 1-1.5cm long, split on one side, brown; fallen dark brown leaves (slow to decompose).
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
15 - 22m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Street (boulevard tree)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green, Bronze as leaves expand in spring
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Orange
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Green, Red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Axial, showy, red tipped filamentous at nodes
Fruit Type:
Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Persistent, Small banana shaped dehiscent pods with tiny winged seeds inside
Bark Morphology:
Shaggy, Multi-stem trunk, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Oblong
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- AARB 1012
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (GAZS) GAZebo South
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : 502
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East