FRAGRANT, APRICOT COLORED FALL FOLIAGE
FEATURES:
- Copper-red colored foliage appears in spring, lasting until the warmth of summer arrives
- Blue-green leaves transform into a golden, red tinted color in fall that are accompanied by a light, sweet fragrance, similar to cotton candy
- Is sweet fragrance attracts many pollinator species, like butterflies and songbirds
- Easy to care for, drought tolerant and cold hardy
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 40-60' tall
- Mature Width: 30-40' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 40-60' apart
Katsura Tree
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Regular price
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FRAGRANT, APRICOT COLORED FALL FOLIAGE
FEATURES:
- Copper-red colored foliage appears in spring, lasting until the warmth of summer arrives
- Blue-green leaves transform into a golden, red tinted color in fall that are accompanied by a light, sweet fragrance, similar to cotton candy
- Is sweet fragrance attracts many pollinator species, like butterflies and songbirds
- Easy to care for, drought tolerant and cold hardy
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 40-60' tall
- Mature Width: 30-40' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 40-60' apart
Why plant Katsura Tree?
The Katsura tree is a magnificent, underused shade tree that will lend both an air of elegance and fun to your landscape. This fast-growing tree develops a dome-like canopy of foliage to shade a quiet space below for reading, relaxing, or daydreaming. You’ll stare up at the neat, scalloped, heart-shaped leaves and feel the worries of the day melt away. In fall, your Katsura tree will light up the block when its green foliage turns a luminous yellow—maybe even taking on apricot tones. As the leaves fall, they give off a delicious fragrance of cotton candy. You’ll laugh as passersby stop in their tracks and look around for the source of the sweet scent!
Thomas Hogg Sr. was a well-known nurseryman in London who came to America in 1822 to start his own nursery. He had two sons, Thomas Jr., who became a diplomat in Japan for President Abraham Lincoln, and James who stayed home to run the family nursery business on 23rd and Broadway in New York. While in Japan ,Thomas would send his brother seeds from different plants to propagate, including the Katsura tree in 1865. Soon the nursery was producing some wonderful Japanese plants. Together, they are responsible for introducing a wide assortments of plants to this country. The Katsura tree grows considerably taller in its native Japan. There, the wood is used for cabinetmaking and paneling.
How to use Katsura Tree in the landscape?
This large shade tree is our 2005 Beneficial Tree of the Year! Katsura tree's are probably best known for their absolutely gorgeous fall color, but before we get to that…the new leaves on these beauties emerge with a reddish-purple color to them and change to bluish-green in summer. The fall color is undeniably beautiful in all shades of yellow and apricot! (Now's the time you look at the picture and oooohhhh and aaaahhhh...go ahead, we won't watch to see how goofy you look doing it). Plant these colorful trees in your front yard as a single specimen tree so all your neighbors can also enjoy this sweet smelling sensation! Use the Katsura tree to line your long driveway or along roadsides!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
How To Plant Katsura Tree
Katsura tree is a large, fast growing tree that likes full sun and moist soil, not too wet and not too dry. Katsura will succeed when planted in average to good organic soil with good drainage. Be sure to water periodically during times of drought. When planted in the right location, Katsura will reward you with years of beauty. No major pest or disease problems. Low maintenance and a kaleidoscope of foliage color!
How To Water
Water twice weekly for the first 3-5 weeks; then water weekly for the remainder of the year until winter. When you water, water very slowly and very thoroughly. The water needs to reach to the bottom of the root ball and that takes time. Watering needs may be altered due to extreme weather conditions.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. If planting in the fall, use Elements Fertilizer while planting and start your regular annual fertilizing the following fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established as it gives your tree the nutrients it needs to produce lush new growth for the following spring.
How To Prune
Prune low hanging, damaged or weak branches off as necessary in late winter.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
Reach out to a Plant Whisperer with any questions:
- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
- Or via Online Chat
