Some of the best autumn displays have already begun, the Katsura Tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum is looking stunning at the moment its beautiful heart shaped leaves turn different shades of yellow, orange, red and purple. On top of this the leaves as they fall on to the ground give off a wonderful smell of candy floss. In the UK it is a small to medium sized bushy tree but in its natural habit in China and Japan it can reach over 45m! That is nearly as tall as the Old Man of Kent. The best examples in the Pinetum are in grids (click of the Bedgebury Pinetum map at the top of the page) G8 below the Leyland hedge and in K5 on the bank opposite the visitor centre.
