Cercidiphyllaceae
Katsura tree
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Family
- Cercidiphyllaceae
- Genus
- Cercidiphyllum
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Common names
By language (25)
- Basque
- Karamelu-zuhaitza, Katsura
- Belarusian
- Барвоўнік японскі
- Chinese
- 连香树, 連香樹, 连香树果, 毛叶连香树, 银叶连香树
- Croatian
- Japansko judino drvo
- Czech
- Zmarličník japonský
- Danish
- Almindelig Hjertetræ
- Dutch
- Koekjesboom, Katsuraboom
- English
- Katsura tree, Katsura
- Esperanto
- Kacuro
- Estonian
- Jaapani juudapuulehik
- Finnish
- Pikkulehtikatsura, Katsura
- French
- Arbre à caramel, Katsura
- German
- Japanischer Kuchenbaum
- Greek
- Κερκιδίφυλλο το ιαπωνικό, Κατσούρα
- Hungarian
- Kacurafa
- Japanese
- カツラ
- Korean
- 계수나무
- Lithuanian
- Japoninis puošmedis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hjertetre
- Persian
- ارغوانه ژاپنی
- Polish
- Grujecznik japoński
- Russian
- Багрянник японский, Круглолистник
- Serbian
- Јапанска кацура
- Swedish
- Katsura
- Turkish
- Katsura ağacı
Synonyms
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. miquelianum Inokuma
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum (Miyoshi ex Makino & Nemoto) Ohwi
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. piramidale V.V.Byalt & Firsov
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. pendulum Miyoshi ex Makino & Nemoto
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. sinense Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Cercidiphyllum magnificum f. pendulum (Miyoshi ex Makino & Nemoto) Spongberg
- Cercidiphyllum ovale Maxim.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Leah Fulton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: Bethany Teigen, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.