KATSURA TREE Cercidiphyllum japonicum) : Upright and pyramidal when young, it usually becomes round with age. The heart-shaped leaves emerge an unusual bronze and turn bluish-green. In fall ...

You may not have even noticed the dark green, velvety heart-shaped leaf as large as your hand peeking out from underneath a cheese platter. That’s one of its more benign uses, as a natural doily ...