| Description | A slow growing small to medium tree with a weeping shape. Is reported to be larger and more upright than C.japonicum Pendulum. |
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| Pronunciation | (ser-si-di-FIL-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | prefers average to moist, does not tolerate dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich most soils |
| Flowers | dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate trees |
| Fruit | small, pea pod like |
| Leaves | heart shaped, open to a reddish purple color changing to green, fall color is yellow |
| Dimensions | about 20 by 20 feet or greater, weeping growth form, more upright than C. japonicum pendulum |
| Native Site | Species native to Japan and China. |
| Misc Facts | The species name magnificum may no longer be correct since DNA evidence has proven that all weeping forms are of C. japonicum origin (Li et al. [HortScience 37(3):595-598. 2002]. It seems to be definitely a different form of pendulous Kastura Tree. |
| Author's Notes | I have observed both the japonicum and magnifium weeping Katura trees. The magnificum is definitely more upright. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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