katsura tree
noun
kat·su·ra tree
ˈkät-sə-rə- 
: a deciduous tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum of the family Cercidiphyllaceae) of Japan and China sometimes grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green ovate leaves which turn bright yellow or red in autumn
called also katsura
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What’s wrong with my ‘Red Fox’ katsura tree?
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oregonlive, 3 July 2022
By next week, they’ll be replaced with more hearty redbud and katsura trees.
—oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2020
Today in that borough’s Kissena Park, within a 14-acre plot known as Historic Grove, a stand of katsura trees still stands, one of the park’s most aromatic attractions.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2019
Known scientifically as Cercidiphyllum japonicum, the katsura tree is native to Japan and China.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2019
Kris LaMar, OSU Extension Master Gardener Hot, dry summers can cause drought stress in trees
Q: Our katsura trees really get yellow to brown during the end of summer (end of August, beginning of September).
—oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2019
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oregonlive, 3 July 2022
By next week, they’ll be replaced with more hearty redbud and katsura trees.
—oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2020
Today in that borough’s Kissena Park, within a 14-acre plot known as Historic Grove, a stand of katsura trees still stands, one of the park’s most aromatic attractions.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2019
Known scientifically as Cercidiphyllum japonicum, the katsura tree is native to Japan and China.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2019
Kris LaMar, OSU Extension Master Gardener Hot, dry summers can cause drought stress in trees
Q: Our katsura trees really get yellow to brown during the end of summer (end of August, beginning of September).
—oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2019
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