Plant Profile

Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura Tree)

Cercidiphyllum japonicum is a tree native to Japan and China. It is a deciduous tree. It has a very attractive shape and forms a beautiful foliage. It has ovate leaves that resemble the cercis species. Leaves emerge in spring witha purple color and matures to a bluish-green color. The plant is smells like cinnamon when the leaves fall. Flowers and tiny and monosexual.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Cercidophylle du Japon

Pronunciation: ser-sih-dih-FILL-um juh-PAWN-ih-kum
Plant type: Tree
Origin: Eastern Asia, China, Japan
Heat Zones: 1 to 8

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Uses: Specimen, Shade, Street
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Pyramidal, oval, Spreading, Upright

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 15 to 23 m

Spread at Maturity: 10 to 15 meters

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

Leaf Venation: Reticualte

Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

Leaf Shape: Ovate

Leaf Margins: Crenate, Serrate

Leaf Texture: Smooth

Color(growing season): Blue-Green

Color(changing season): Yellow, Orange
Flower

Flower Showiness: No

Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Flower Sexuality: Diecious (Monosexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: Green

Seasons: Spring
Trunk

Trunk has Crownshaft: No

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked, Can be trained to one trunk

Trunk esthetic Values: Showy
Fruit

Fruit Type: Follicle

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Brown

Seasons: Spring

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: No

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: Yes

Life Span: More than 50

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting