1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, South America
Eastern Asia, China, Japan
1.4 Types
Not Available
Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
850.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
40.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Red, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Ivory
Green, Copper, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Purple, Light Green, Bronze
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
sneezing, Sore eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Making cosmetics, Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum
7.2 Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Katsura Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
Cercidiphyllum
7.2.2 In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Kuchenbäume
7.2.3 In French
Amourette Arbre
Cercidiphyllum
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
Cercidiphyllum
7.2.5 In Greek
Snakewood Tree
Cercidiphyllum
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
Cercidiphyllum
7.2.7 In Polish
Snakewood Tree
Grujecznik
7.2.8 In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Cercidiphyllum
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Urticaceae
Cercidiphyllaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species