Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants

Trees

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Strawberry'

katsura 'Strawberry'

A small, deciduous tree with dark red, young, small heart-shaped leaves in spring, turning green in summer, then bright red. In autumn foliage turns shades of orange and yellow. The fallen leaves give off a strong scent of burnt sugar. The flowers are red and very small, appearing with the young growth in spring.

Save to My plants

Buy this plant

Plant nurseries
3 suppliers

Ultimate height

Higher than 12 metres

Time to ultimate height

20–50 years

Ultimate spread

Wider than 8 metres

Sand

Loam

Clay

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

North–facing or South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Cercidiphyllaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy, Spreading branched
Genus: Cercidiphyllum are large deciduous trees with kidney-shaped to ovate leaves, often bronze when young, and colouring well in the autumn; flowers inconspicuous
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Best grown in a woodland setting; the leaves may be damaged by late frosts. Gives the best autumn colour in neutral or acid soil but will grow in alkaline soil too. See tree cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by basal or semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
Low Maintenance

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.