Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan
Eastern Asia
Types
Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
106
0
40000
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Habitat
shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-2
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Copper, Sandy Brown
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Light Green, Bronze
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Beetles
Allergy
sneezing, Sore eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Air purification
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Katsura Tree
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Cercidiphyllum
Weeping Maple
In German
Kuchenbäume
Weeping Maple
In French
Cercidiphyllum
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Cercidiphyllum
weeping maple
In Greek
Cercidiphyllum
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Cercidiphyllum
chorando de bordo
In Polish
Grujecznik
płacz klonu
In Latin
Cercidiphyllum
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Hamamelidales
Sapindales
Family
Cercidiphyllaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Cercidiphyllum
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2130
1
27800
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