Shidare katsura

Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum

Flower name
Shidare katsura
Scientific name
Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum
Alias枝垂桂, Shidare katsura, Weeping Katsura, Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Cemetery & Temple, Park, Ornamental plants
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Shidare katsura

Weeping Cercidiphyllum japonicum , Shidare katsura, or Weeping Katsura (scientific name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum) is a variant of the Cercidiphyllum japonicum , as known as Katsura tree (scientific name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum) with branches that are apical.

Generic name: Shidare katsura , Scientific name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum, aka: Weeping Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Weeping katsura, Weeping Katsura tree, Weeping Japanese Judas tree, habitat distribution: Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu Korean peninsula, living environment: along mountain stream, living type: deciduous broad-leaved tree, tree height: 10-30 m, trunk: straight, tree shape: many branches are sloping up, diameter: 2 m, Bark: dark gray brown with shallow vertical tears, leaf shape: wide egg-shaped to heart shape with a base at the base, inflorescence: antibiotic, leaf color: green → yellow (autumn), leaf edge: sawtooth, aromatic, Hermaphrodite, flower color: light pink thin female moth only (female flower), male cocoon only (male flower), flowering period: May to June, petal: none, sepal piece: none.