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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