Katsura Tree
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (CERCIDIPHYLLACEAE)
Planting and Growing Katsura Trees
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Katsura trees in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, pods, and seeds of Katsura tree
- Growing conditions for Katsura tree
- When to plant Katsura tree
- How to plant Katsura tree
- How to prune Katsura tree
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of Katsura tree
- Landscape uses of Katsura tree
- Pest and disease control for Katsura tree
Growing Katsura Trees
Several cultivars of graceful, medium- to slow-growing, upright and branching becoming open and layered, deciduous trees, usually to 50 ft. (15 m) tall and with multiple trunks, with shiny, bronze purple turning blue green, round or heart-shaped, pointed, finely toothed, veined leaves, to 4 in. (10 cm) long, turning red, yellow in autumn.
Katsura Tree Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Seeds
Many brushlike, red flowers, to 3/4 in. (19 mm) long, in early spring before leaves emerge, form beanlike pods containing many seed.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 4–8. Best with winter chill.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained soil. Fertility: Rich–average. 6.5–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Full to filtered sun. Space 20–30 ft. (6–9 m) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist; reduce watering in late summer. Fertilize until established. Prune sparingly. Protect from sun, wind in hot climates. Propagate by cuttings, layering, seed.
About This Species
Good choice for accents, containers in Asian, small-space gardens and landscapes. Good for seasonal foliage color and shade. Pest and disease resistant.