Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura tree
The Cercidiphyllum japonicum is an elegant medium-sized deciduous tree. This tree has paired, heart-shaped leaves that grows up to 10cm long, when the leaves are young, they are bronze tinted. During autumn, they turn yellow, orange and pink. This tree grows up to 12m and becomes up to 8m wide.
↕ >1000 cm
❄ -25 °C
☀ sun, half shade
Flowering period
jan
feb
Mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
Planting period
jan
feb
Mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
Ideal (Sep–Jan)
Possible (until May)
Not recommended
Characteristics
Botanical
| Genus | Cercidiphyllum |
| Species | japonicum |
Flowering
| Flowering period | may, june |
Foliage
| Evergreen | no |
| Colour (foliage) | green |
| Autumn colour | yellow, orange |
Growth habit
| Height | >1000 cm |
Location
| Winter hardiness | -25 °C |
| Soil type | acid, neutral |
| Soil type | acid, neutral |
| Location | sun, half shade |
| Soil moisture | moist, normal |
Use
| Type (use) | shrub, tree/standard, solitary |