Cercidiphyllum japonicum

If summer never ended we wouldn’t get this 💛🧡 #reasonstobecheerfulpart3 😉 #katsura #burnt-toffee-tree #cercidiphyllum-japonicum

Wow, it’s beautiful, can’t wait for mine to look like this Jacqueline

Thanks Sarah. We are so lucky that it was here when we moved in, though it was a lot smaller… 🙄 @sieveheadsarah

How old is it Jacqueline, I’m wondering how long I have to wait 🤔

Mmm… I’d say probably about 30 to 35 years old, but it has always been fabulous even when it was much smaller. @sieveheadsarah

Oh blimey, I’ll be 80 odd 😂🤣

😂 As I said, it’s always been lovely Sarah… @sieveheadsarah

Thanks Laura. They do say we plant trees for the next generation… @columbiariver @sieveheadsarah

Isn’t it just 😍 @gjones

I was thinking the same Jacqueline & Laura, they’ll be enjoyed for years and by many 😍 @columbiariver

👍😊 @sieveheadsarah

Beautiful 😍

A good day to enjoy the #Katsura 💛 #cercidiphyllum-japonicum

How’s yours Sarah? @sieveheadsarah

I love these. I’d really like to get one

I’m sure you wouldn’t be disappointed Lexi. It’s a lovely shape too so not just for autumn 😊 @lexijane

The smell does it for me too 💛💛

Oh me too! We need #smell-o-vision 😉😂 @lexijane

Absolutely 😆😆. Luckily they have one where I go to college so I’ll give it a good sniff tomorrow 😉👃🏼

Is this the one that smells like caramel?

It’s not too bad Jacqueline, I don’t think it was very happy when I planted it in the ground and the hot sun really didn’t help, but it did grow some new leaves, so hopefully next year it’ll be happier, oh and the leaves that are still on it haven’t turned yet.

It is Sue 😃 @lilybee

We are a bit ahead of you up here 🙄 All it needs are a few leaves 🍂 Another season and I’m sure it will reward you @sieveheadsarah

There's a huge one of these where I volunteer and the smell is amazing, you've reminded me to go and find it when I'm there on Tuesday!

There is already an aroma of burnt toffee in the garden... ❄️❄️❄️ #cercidiphyllum-japonicum @sieveheadsarah

That at the top of my wishlist 👌🏼

It’s a wonderful tree Lexi. It was here when we moved in and I had never heard of it before. It soon became known as the burnt toffee tree 😃@lexijane

Burnt toffee? Sounds like me making creme caramel 😂. Never heard of this tree -sounds lovely 😍

Oh how lovely Jacqueline, wish I could smell it 👃🏼👃🏼

There’s one where I go to college & I just love it 😍👃🏼

Yup! Or candy floss maybe. It looks lovely too, especially in the autumn 🍂 @jendren

Another one for #smell-o-vision 😉😂 @sieveheadsarah

How lovely. Though presumably you’re not getting to see it at the moment 😢 @lexijane

No I’m not Jacqueline but I’m doing my course via zoom 😁

That’s brilliant. You must be so pleased that they are doing that. I hope you haven’t stressed too much about your background 😉😂 @lexijane

Haha!!! Oh yes it’s funny you should say that 🙄🤣

I wonder what this will look like tomorrow 🤔❄️🍂

It looks lovely Jacqueline, I hope the frosts don’t get it ☹️

Too late... 🙄 It will be fine though @sieveheadsarah

Oh no, I’ll be keeping my eye on the weather down here Jacqueline

Beautiful 😍 lush green 🌲

Thanks Yash, I love the fresh leaves of spring 🌱🌿 @kaporyash

9 Oct 2019 • I wish I could take better photos of this fantastic tree. It lights up the inside of the house even on days like today when there was no sun, which also meant there was no smell of burnt toffee #katsura ☁️🍂

We have a katsura tree in a local park but I've never been able to smell burnt toffee fragrance because all I can smell is cannabis 😰😷😂😂

🤣🤣🤣 Must be the crown fritillaries 😉🤣🤣 @ublaszko

Looks lovely 😊

😂😂

Thanks Sharon. It’s a wonderful tree. It was already here when we moved in but I’ve always loved it. Everyone knows it as “the burnt toffee tree” 😊 @sharonhayden

That sounds like it would smell of bonfire night ! What tree is it?

It’s a #cercidiphyllum-japonicum Sharon. If you click on the book and the name above the photo it will take you to lots more examples 😊 @sharonhayden

Oh yes I recognise it now - I do use the encyclopaedia!!🤦🏻‍♀️

👍 @sharonhayden

9 Oct 18 • We’ve been away less than 3 weeks but #autumn seems to have passed while we were away - at least as far as the #cercidiphyllum is concerned. Though the scent of burnt toffee is still lingering 🍂

Welcome home! 😬

Thank you Rachel. Holidays are wonderful but it’s good to be back 😊 @rachelbrooks

Nothing like your own bed! ☺️

True, and my garden 😊 @rachelbrooks

D’you know, I’d never actually heard of Katsura trees until a couple of weeks ago as one is in a new for 2019 NGS garden that I was reviewing. And now here there’s one in your garden! Learning all the time huh! Sounds like you’ve had a great trip...coming home is always good too! X x x

Welcome home hope you had a great holiday 😊 it’s a shame the wind is stripping all the trees of leaves and berries 😏

Isn’t it funny how that happens sometimes Claudia! It’s a wonderful tree. Ours was here when we moved in and is probably about 28 years old. We have always called it the burnt toffee tree because of the wonderful scent from the dead leaves 🍂🍂 @clipperty

Thanks Pauline, we had a wonderful time. Yes it’s been very windy here today but hopefully calming down tomorrow. Most of the other trees are still clinging onto their leaves, for now... 🙄🍂 @pauline33

Oh that’s good we’re the same tomorrow supposed to be almost like summer 😉 enjoy getting into your garden 😊😍

You too Pauline 😊 @pauline33

Morning Jacqueline, welcome back, glad to hear you had a great time 😍😘

19 April 2018 • I’ve jut spotted these on my “burnt toffee tree”. What do you think Elaine? 🔍 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom #sunshine

@awomanonabike ahhhh! that must be what they call the flower....we found it..🤗🤗

👏👏👏 Thanks to you Elaine, or I wouldn’t have looked 🔍🤓 🔎@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

@awomanonabike not exactly in your face are they......😉😂

Haha! No! I had to go upstairs and look out to find them...and zoom 😂😂 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

15 April 2018 • #newgrowth

#autumn seems to have arrived while I've been away 🍂

That tree looks beautiful 🍂🍁🍂🍁

Gorgeous Photo 😊

Beautiful autumnal pic Jacqueline hope you had a fantastic time away 😘

Fantastic colour 😀

It is one of my all time favourite trees Keely and it smells of burnt sugar 😊@Keely

Thanks Jayne. It was a great picture to come home to! 🏡 @jaynehynesburton

Thanks Jane. I had a wonderful time - challenging at times but still wonderful 👌🏼 @daisy-jane

It's a stunner Sarah 🍂 @sieveheadsarah

We just pruned ours cause it got really tall so going to miss the amazing smell of the autumnal leaves

I'm having to prune mine too, for the first time ever but leaving it until December... 🍂 @carolgs

I wasn't going to do mine this early but went out for an hour Sat morning and came back to half a tree in the driveway and a big smile on my husbands face 😯

This is to remind me what it looks like in leaf... I adore this tree but it is getting so big and shading out the bed beneath it, so come the winter, the lower branches will be gone.

Is it true a Katsura smells like candy floss , Jacqueline ??? @awomanonabike

We've always called it the burnt toffee tree Ann, so yes it smells of sugar, but only in the spring when the frost nips it and then big-time in the autumn 🍂 😊. @nettle

Oooh !!! How lovely !!! 😍

I love all of our trees but yes, I have a lot of shade. Not so much that any of them need to go but a bit of judicial pruning is definitely in order... @columbiariver

#treetuesday #tree I wish I could add the smell of the leaves 🍬 & the sound of them falling in the breeze 🍂

Also known in this house as 'burnt toffee tree'. #treetuesday #tree

Stunning colour @awomanonabike . 😊

It's amazing isn't it?

Beautiful 💛💛💛

#autumncolour #foliage #katsura

This is my favourite photo of the #katsura Claudia 😍😍 @clipperty

Beautiful Autumn colour. What season is it that the burnt toffee smell arises? Xx

Think I just answered my own question by reading your other comment - from the dead leaves 🍁 So it’ll be toffee time right about now then! Xx

Haha! Yes, though it’s just about over in my garden. We often get a hint of it in the spring too as the new leaves sometimes get caught by a late frost, though it doesn’t seem to do the tree any harm 🍃 @clipperty

OK, autumn isn't so bad really

#katsura #autumncolour

It is so hard to believe that it was summer just a couple of days ago 💨☔️

Typical that we can never count on the weather why can't it rain just during the night 😮🙃