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Sophora japonica |
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Japanese Pagoda Tree, Chinese
Scholar Tree |
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China |
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Upright, dense, forming a
broadly rounded crown. |
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50-75 feet tall with a similar spread |
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Flowers are creamy-white,
mildly fragrant, borne in 6-12 inch terminal
panicles, very showy. |
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Late July-mid
August |
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Leaves are alternate, pinnately
compound with 7-17 leaflets, each being ovate,
1-2 inches long, with an acute apex and entire
margins, lustrous medium to dark green in color. |
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Fall color is nonexistent. |
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Buds are black,
wooly, concealed by swollen leaf scar, subpetiolar |
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Stems are slender, smooth,
green in color. |
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Fruit is a bright
green changing to yellow-brown pod, 2-4 inches
long, resembling a string of pearls or a Chinese
abacus. |
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- 'Pendula' - grafted high on a seedling
of the species, develops into a densely
rounded, globe-shaped head with pendulous
branches
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The seeds are
poisonous if eaten. |
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