#143 most planted
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura · also Katsura tree, Caramel tree, Candyfloss tree
Deciduous
13,971
trees mapped
0.14%
of all named trees
29
cities
3.1 in
median trunk (8 cm, 13,346 measured)
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The Katsura tree is an attractive deciduous species native to temperate China and Japan, known for its interesting foliage and a caramel scent during autumn leaf fall. It thrives in fertile, well-drained soils with sufficient moisture and can be planted in sunny or partially shaded locations in urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,6690.39%—2.4 in
- 2,6491.4%—6.0 in
- 2,2801.0%—7.6 in
- 2,1510.66%5.9 yr2.0 in
- 9580.13%—5.0 in
- 5490.16%4.4 yr2.0 in
- 3860.14%28 yr5.9 in
- 2830.38%2.8 yr2.0 in
- 2570.02%—1.0 in
- 2080.18%9.1 yr9.9 in
- 2000.09%—4.1 in
- 1970.10%11 yr5.5 in
- 1890.07%—2.4 in
- 1830.39%—2.0 in
- 1820.52%—11 in
- 1681.1%16 yr9.7 in
- 1110.47%—6.9 in
- 730.10%—1.6 in
- 560.03%6.9 yr2.0 in
- 540.01%13 yr4.8 in
- 490.07%18 yr2.0 in
- 410.08%4.8 yr—
- 210.00%35 yr7.5 in
- 160.02%—0.8 in
- 150.03%—3.9 in
- 120.00%—3.0 in
- 70.06%8.1 yr2.0 in
- 60.05%7.8 yr2.0 in
- 10.00%—7.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–40 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 5.5 in, 90th percentile 12 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Cercidiphyllum in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
