Botanical Name: Sophora japonica
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Common Name: Japanese Pagoda Tree  
Plant photo of: Sophora japonica
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Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40', 40-60'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green, Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Green, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Green

 

Fruit Season

Fall, Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Susan Frommer/Engstrom
  • Description

  • Notes

Japanese Pagoda tree is a deciduous tree that grows to 30 to 50 feet tall, with a rounded crown nearly as wide. The young bark is pale gray, becoming furrowed into fibrous, interlaced, scaly ridges. Leaves are bright green, pinnate, and fern-like, with a yellow fall color. In the late summer, upright panicles of lovely, pea-like white, slightly fragrant flowers are produced at the ends of branches. Flowers are followed by bean-like pods that persist well into winter. A lovely shade tree.