The easy-growing Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) is a pretty shade tree considered a perfect size for urban landscaping. Read on for our care and growing guide.
Katsura is the Japanese name for the tree. It is a medium-size deciduous tree that has a full, dense, pyramidal habit when young and great variability with age including low stiff arching branches.
Katsura is a large shade tree native to Japan. The young tree grows moderately fast but growth slows down as the tree matures. The young tree has a pleasing pyramidal or oval form that becomes more upright spreading with age (female trees are more spreading than male trees) 1. The heart-shaped leaves start bronzy in spring, followed by blue-green summer foliage that turns to warm shades of ...
How to Plant and Grow a Katsura Tree - Better Homes & Gardens
The Katsura is a deciduous tree with a moderate to fast growth rate that reached to about 50 feet in height at maturity. Well suited for an average urban or suburban property, homeowners with smaller properties can also opt for a dwarf-sized variety that grows to about 15 feet in height. The Katsura, named after a town in Tokushima prefecture in Japan, grows in single-stem and multi-stem ...
Cercidiphyllum japonicum, commonly called katsura tree, is native to Japan and China. It is a deciduous, single or multi-trunked, understory tree with a dense, rounded habit that typically matures to 40-60’ tall in cultivation, but can reach 100’ or more in the wild. It is grown for its beautiful shape and its attractive foliage.
The katsura tree, native to Japan, makes an excellent specimen or shade tree in Midwestern landscapes.