Shidare katsura

Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum

  • Shidare katsura
  • Shidare katsura
  • 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.


  • Order
    Saxifragales
  • Family
    Cercidiphyllaceae
  • Genus
    Cercidiphyllum
  • Species
    C. japonicum f. pendulum
  • Type of flower
  • Array of flower
  • Petal shape
    without
  • Leaf type
    heart-shaped
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeDeciduous broad-leaved tree
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen Yellow
  • Fruit color
  • Height1000.0 ~ 3000.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower ~ cm

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