Basisdaten
description:
The Katsura is from Japan and China, but spread all over the world. Before leaf drop in the autumn, the leaves smell of gingerbread.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
family:
Katsura family (Cercidiphyllaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Katsura tree are petiolated, ovate and serrated deep. The veins go out centrally from the base of the leaf. Leaf size varies from 3 - 8 cm (1.2 – 3.2 in) long and 3 - 6 cm (1.2 – 2.4 in) broad. The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
roundish
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
bright yellow to red
flowering:
March - May
blossom color:
white und red
blossom description:
The male flower is white, the female flower red and inconspicuous.
gender distribution:
dioecious
fruit:
The sleeve is 5-6 mm (0.2 in) long and one side winged.
branches:
The twigs are red to red-brown.
bark:
The bark is brown – green and longitudinally fissured.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant – heart-rooting plant, the roots protrudes out of the treetops
location:
Sun
soil:
permeable soils
ph value:
5.0 to 7.0
usage:
single tree in parks and large gardens