Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura Tree)

Prized for its beautiful shape and attractive foliage, award-winning Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura Tree) is an elegant, single or multi-trunked, deciduous tree with an upright, pyramidal form when young, becoming more rounded with age. The dense foliage of broadly heart-shaped leaves, up to 4 in. long (10 cm), emerges a beautiful reddish-purple in spring, matures to blue-green in summer, and turns attractive shades of gold, orange and red in fall. As an added bonus, the foliage smells like cinnamon or burnt sugar on warm fall days, when the leaves fall, and when new growth appears in spring. Tiny flowers appear in spring before the foliage unfurls but are not particularly showy. Katsura Tree remains attractive after the leaves drop, thanks to its graceful, pyramidal silhouette and brown, slightly shaggy bark. A great landscape tree for the shade that is lovely through the seasons.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society for its outstanding qualities
• Grows up to 40-50 ft. tall (12-15 m) and 25-35 ft. wide (7-10 m).
• A full sun or part shade lover, this plant is easily grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils. Provide shelter from strong winds and intense sun.
• Perfect as a specimen tree.
• Virtually pest and disease free.
• Propagate by seed, basal, or semi-hardwood cuttings
• Native to China, Japan