Family: Cercidiphyllaceae
Scientific Name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum Pendulum
Common Name: Weeping Kastura Tree
Description | A weeping form of the Kastura Tree. |
Pronunciation | (ser-si-di-FIL-um) (jah-PON-ih-kum) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | prefers average to moist, does not very tolerant ofdry. |
Soil & Site | prefers rich moist to average |
Flowers | dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate trees, not ornamental |
Fruit | small, pea pod like |
Leaves | heart shaped, green, I have seen yellow fall color but also reported to be burgundy |
Dimensions | 15 by 15 feet or larger, rounded weeping growth form |
Native Site | Species native to Japan and China. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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