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Cercidiphyllum japonicum - rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn

katsura tree

Cercidiphyllum, genus Cercidiphyllum - one species: katsura tree

angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

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Clark of the Massachusetts Agricultural College for introducing Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Sciadopitys veticillata and Schizophragma hydrangeoides into North America (Sargent, 1879).

The introduction of Japanese plants into North America

My favourite choices for this situation include acer griseum, cercidiphyllum japonicum, crateagus Paul's Scarlet.or an elegant pyrus salicifolia.

Foxg love at first sight; ... and other fabulous ideas to give your front garden the welcoming wow factor

My favourites are acer griseum, cercidiphyllum japonicum, crateagus Paul's Scarlet.or an elegant pyrus salicifolia.

FOXGLOVE AT FIRST SIGHT; ...and other fabulous ideas to give your front garden the welcoming wow factor

It has its own smells too: ripe fruit, wood smoke and, mingling with them in my garden, the aroma of toffee apples from one of my favourite trees, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, the katsura tree.

They've got a flaming chic; Trees and shrubs are putting on their autumn outfits - a spectacular show that makes you wish this special season could last for ever

The katsura tree, cercidiphyllum japonicum, glows amber in twilight against the almost black bulk of cupressus macrocarpa.

Seeds of change

deodora Deodor cedar Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura tree Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Cornus alternifolia Pagoda dogwood C.

Preferred soil characteristics for selected trees

And I was intrigued to learn about the "toffee tree" - the Cercidiphyllum japonicum, (Katsura), whose foliage smells like toffee in the early spring and autumn.

TREE-MENDOUS TREES AND PLANTS

It has its own smells too: ripe fruit, wood smoke and, mingling with them in my garden, the aroma of toffee apples from a favourite tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, the katsura tree.

OLD FLAME RETURNS; SEVENDAYS@sundaymail.co.uk RIGHT AT HOME Fall for the rich and fiery colours and scents of autumn all over again as we embark on the most passionate of all the seasons

BEST OF THE BUNCH - Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) IF YOU want a bit of wow factor in your garden in autumn, look to the Katsura tree, or candyfloss tree as it is known, which showers you in a sea of yellow, pink, orange and red leaves as autumn progresses.

FLORAL BORDER

It is framed by other small trees - one of them is Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendulum', also known as the katsura tree.

Time to root out the dead wood; One of the greatest garden pleasures is snipping a straggly shrub or tree into shape. And it will thank you for it too