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Katsura Tree
Katsura Tree
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 1000 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Uncommon

About

This deciduous tree grows in the moist, shaded forests of China and Japan. Its fallen leaves release a potent scent of burnt sugar as they decompose on the ground.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Cercidiphyllaceae
Genus
Cercidiphyllum
Species
Cercidiphyllum japonicum