Pendulous Katsura Tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendulum'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ser-sid-ih-FIL-um juh-PON-ih-kum
- Description
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Weeping Katsura Tree is a grafted cultivar with a pendulous multi-trunked form, of heart-shaped leaves. Plant in the full sun to partial shade and irrigate regularly as it is not drought resistant when young. It makes an excellent specimen, understory tree or tree for a small space.
VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cercidiphyllum
- Species:
- japonicum
- Family:
- Cercidiphyllaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Habit/Form:
- Multi-trunked
- Weeping
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Green
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Green pods 3/4" long
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Dioecous, male and female flowers on separate plants. Insignificant red-green blooms appear March-April
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Cordate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Heart shaped leaves great red fall color
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Small Space
- Design Feature:
- Small Tree
- Specimen
- Understory Tree