Katsura Tree
DOWNLOADMarch 11, 2016 - Bert Cregg
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Height: 40’
- Spread: 40’
- Site characteristics: Full sun to partial shade
- Zone: 5a - 9a
- Wet/dry: Requires evenly moist soils, not drought-tolerant
- Native range: China and Japan
- Salt: Tolerant
- pH: 5.0 - 8.2
- Other: Does not tolerate compaction or heavy soils; protected site best
- Shape: Upright, pyramidal when young, rounded with age
- Other: New leaves bright red when unfolding; good, yellow fall color; dry leaves have caramel scent; clump or single stem.
- Additional: Transplant in spring or fall
- Pests: Thin bark can sunburn. Compacted soil can be a problem.
Photo: Jean-Pol Grandmont, Wikimedia Commons.
Photos: Valerie Chansigaud, Wikimedia Commons (left), and Jesse Saylor, MSU (right).
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