Styphnolobium japonicum 'Pendulum'
(Weeping Japanese Pagoda Tree)
Family - Papilionaceae
Category - Tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3m
Width - 3m
Location - The Thicket
Description: A small, weeping Deciduous tree with graceful, pendant branches with dark green, pinnate leaves. This tree is mainly grown for the elegant, neat appearance as flowers are very rarely produced in this country. Flowers, if produced, are creamy white, pea-like, held in panicles and appear in early autumn following a hot summer. The leaves turn a rich shade of yellow in autumn.
Synonym - Sophora japonica 'Pendula'
Flower:
Fragrant, pea-like flowers are creamy-white and held in panicles. Flowers are produced in September, following a hot summer, but are very rarely produced in this country.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Pea-like in panicles
Flowering time: September
Foliage:
Dark green, pinnate leaves with ovate to oval leaflets are held on weeping branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets.
Autumn Colour: Yellow
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.
