Toffee AppleTree Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Katsura'
- A simply beautiful, ornamental tree. Perfect for any garden
- Incredible heart-shaped green leaves that turn shades of yellow, purple and red in autumn.
- Foliage releases a sweet toffee apple fragrance when it drops in late autumn.
- Supplied as an established plant in a 1L pot. Will grow to about 5m (15ft) in 10 years.
- For the best displays, plant in acidic soil in a sunny spot.
Product Description
There are few sights and smells more arresting in the garden than a Katsura or 'Toffee Apple' Tree in mid-autumn.
An elegant, ornamental tree, its heart-shaped green leaves turn shades of yellow, purple, pink and red before falling to the ground and releasing a distinctive and alluring fragrance that's similar to fairground candy floss or sweet toffee apple, hence its name, Heavenly!
Our Head Gardener Peter experienced this last autumn while walking in a lovely parkland setting, where the scent truly filled the air, as the autumn colours were at their very best and richest, and now he is a big fan too!
Supplied as an established plant in a 5L pot, ready for planting out, the Katsura Tree will grow to around 5m in a decade, and can eventually reach 15m so should be planted where it has room to show off. It will do well in either a really sunny spot or in light shade and for a breathtaking display of autumn colour, plant in moist, well drained soils.
Making a perfect specimen tree, plant Katsura trees for years of pleasure.
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Plant Information
Top Tips
Care Guide
Planting Advice for your Cercidiphyllum 'Toffee Apple' Tree:
- Select an appropriate spot with enough space to allow your Katsura tree to grow. Slightly acidic soils will promote better leaf colour.
- Dig a hole twice the width of the roots, forking over the bottom to loosen the soil, then add some good quality fertiliser, compost or well-rotted manure. We've found that a square hole is better than a round one as the new roots, once they reach the edges tend to grow in a circle round the circumference of the hole whereas when they reach the corners of a square hole, they find it easier to grow through.
- Plant at the same depth as the tree was in its pot.
- For all trees, use our Tree Planting Kits – including stakes, rubber ties and Mycorrhizal fungi, which is proven to aid tree growth and development.
- Push 40cm of each stake into the soil next to each tree. Make a figure of eight around both the trunk and stake with a tie and fasten it off. Spread Mycorrhizal granules in contact with the roots when planting.
- Holding the tree upright in position with one hand, slowly backfill the hole with soil, so the soil falls back around the roots.
- Compact the soil around the plant with your heel to ensure good contact around the roots and water in well.
- Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.
Aftercare Advice for Cercidiphyllum japonicum:
- Best in full sun to grow well, in well-drained, fertile and slightly acid soils.
- Established trees are largely trouble free.
- Apply a balanced fertiliser such as fish blood and bone in late February.
- Keep plants well-watered for at least 4 years and remove all competing vegetation.
- A mulch of well-rotted compost around the base of the tree will help to retain moisture.
Pruning Advice for Your Katsura Tree:
- There is no real need to prune the toffee apple tree as it does not respond well to hard pruning - just trim back any branches that have been damaged by frosts in late spring.
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