Although native to China and Japan, katsura is known to be planted in certain Toronto parks and private properties, as specimen trees. Download a printable point of sale sign HERE. Problems of Katsura Tree: Yardener.com. Officially known as Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Rotfuch', but commonly known as the Red Fox Katsura Tree, this wonderful deep purple-red foliage tree is a winner. It's pollution tolerant, with a shallow root system. Red Fox Katsura Tree – A compact, columnar tree with heart-shaped leaves, the foliage on this slightly more compact form of Katsura emerges a reddish bronze, taking on green tones in summer and orange and yellow shades in fall. Katsura trees require pruning in part due to the weak nature of the wood. The Katsura Tree is a gorgeous Asian shade tree that’s easy to grow and tolerant of most soil conditions and environments. See more ideas about Katsura tree, Tree, Garden trees. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. Many specimens are multi-trunked. It also has fabulous golden fall color with hints of orange and red. It is a purple-leaved cultivar. Tiny, red or green flowers (depending on the tree) appear on the branches in early spring before leaves emerge. Dry weather, high winds and exposure to very bright sunshine can all cause leaf scorch in katsuras. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. Broadleaf, deciduous tree, broad upright habit, growing 12-15 inches per year, to a mature, pleasing height of 20 ft and a spread of 15 ft (6 × 4.5 m), after many decades more than double that size. The leaves are opposite, simple, rounded, and serrated; they emerge in spring purple-red, later more wine-red and then blue-green in summer. Red Fox Katsura Tree. Habit. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. The Katura tree is a wonderful ornamental plant for cold to temperate regions. Red Fox Katsura Tree Sun Exposure: Sun/Part Shade ANNUAL GROWTH: 9-12" HxW@10 Years: 6'x3' Hardiness Zone: Zones 5-9 Related Products. In fall, C. ’Rotfuchs’ turns glorious yellow and pink. Cercidiphyllum japonicum, commonly called katsura tree, is native to Japan and China. The Red Fox Katsura Tree will grow at a medium rate to be about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. The heart-shaped leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding harvest gold in the fall. Katsuratree has proven to be a fairly pest and disease free. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. Even better? (Red Fox) has deep purple new growth in the spring. Cercidiphyllum japonicum Grows to 30 Feet, Interesting branching with oval red leaves becoming dark blue-green when mature. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Red Fox’ is a medium-sized tree with multi-season appeal and should find a place in many of today’s smaller gardens.Spring brings the emergence of soft, purple-red, heart-shaped leaves that mature through the seasons with subtle color changes to a crisp wine red and then blue-green in summer. Other Names: Fox Tail Katsura Tree. Widely considered to be one of the most beautiful small landscape trees. An ornamental tree with dense, delicate heart shaped leaves. Red Fox Katsura Tree is a spectacular medium growing tree that offers many outstanding characteristics throughout many seasons. Sunlight: Hardiness Zone: 4. Spring brings the emergence of soft, purple-red, heart-shaped leaves that mature through the seasons with subtle color changes to a crisp wine red and then blue-green in summer. Plant as a street tree in parkway and medians or to line a long driveway. Red Fox Katsura Tree is a deciduous tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. 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