35. Katsura

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Across the street, Padelford Hall is very shadowy and lush with a forest-like setting of 9 Katsura trees and 11 Scots pines. Katsura is Japanese in name, but also grows in China. Its roundish leaves emerge in spring a bronzy color, then stay green all summer before lighting up in fall variously yellow, apricot or reddish. At this time they often accompany their glowing color with a fragrance of burnt sugar, strawberries, or cotton candy. As long as katsuras receive sufficient summer moisture they do very well in our climate and soils, growing large and proving hardy, disease-free and long lived.

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