Scientific Note: An Incursion of the Widely-cultivated Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Cercidiphyllaceae) in Pennsylvania

Authors

Kayleigh R. Long, Bucknell University
Melody P. Sain, Bucknell UniversityFollow
Elizabeth H. Williams, Bucknell University
Christopher T. Martine, Bucknell UniversityFollow

Publication Date

7-2024

Description

Cercidiphyllum japonicum (katsura) is a dioecious tree native to China and Japan. Although imperiled in parts of its natural distribution, the species has become quite common as a cultivated tree in temperate North America. The species is noted as occasionally escaping cultivation in the eastern United States, but few records of established incursions (and the conditions under which they might recruit) exist in the literature. We here report an incursion of C. japonicum in central Pennsylvania, along with notes on seedling recruitment on the Bucknell University campus.

Journal

Castanea

Volume

89

Issue

2

First Page

144

Last Page

148

Department

Biology

Second Department

Biology

Link to Published Version

https://castaneajournal.com/article/scientific-note-an-incursion-of-the-widely-cultivated-katsura-cercidiphyllum-japonicum-cercidiphyllaceae-in-pennsylvania/

Recommended Citation

Long, K.R., M.P. Sain, E.G. Williams, C.T. Martine. 2024. An incursion of the widely-cultivated katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Cercidiphyllaceae) in Pennsylvania. Castanea 89(2): 144–148.