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Cercidiphyllum (Cercis and phyllon, leaf; the lvs. resemble those of Cercis). Trochodendraceae. Tree grown for its handsome foliage and habit.
Leaves deciduous, usually opposite, petioled and palmately nerved: fls. dioecious, inconspicuous, apetalous, solitary; staminate nearly sessile, bearing numerous stamens with slender filaments;pistillate pedicelled, consisting of 3-5carpels, ending in long, purplish styles and developing into about ¾in. long, dehiscent pods, with many seeds.—One species in Japan and W. China. Hardy, ornamental, shrubby tree of pyramidal and, when young, almost fastigiate habit, with handsome, light green foliage, purplish when unfolding, turning bright yellow or partially scarlet in fall. It prefers rich and moist soil, and grows rapidly when young. Prop. by seeds, sown in spring, and by green wood-cuttings, taken from forced plants in early spring, or by layers; cuttings from half-ripened wood in summer, under glass, grow also, but not very well.
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