About Katsura Tree

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan

Types

Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf

Number of Varieties

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Copper, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Light Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

sneezing, Sore eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in pulpwood and lumber production

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum

Common Name

Katsura Tree

In Hindi

Cercidiphyllum

In German

Kuchenbäume

In French

Cercidiphyllum

In Spanish

Cercidiphyllum

In Greek

Cercidiphyllum

In Portuguese

Cercidiphyllum

In Polish

Grujecznik

In Latin

Cercidiphyllum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Hamamelidales

Family

Cercidiphyllaceae

Genus

Cercidiphyllum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Katsura Tree

Want to know the properties of Katsura Tree? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Katsura Tree is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are sneezing and Sore eyes. Katsura Tree Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Katsura Tree Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Katsura Tree. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Katsura Tree physical information is as follows: 1,220.00 cm tall and 1,220.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red and Green

Leaf color: Purple, Light Green and Bronze

Care of Katsura Tree

Taking Katsura Tree Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Katsura Tree include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove dead branches. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Katsura Tree

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Katsura Tree is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Katsura Tree is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf. This plant's habitat is shaded moist road banks and Wet Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.