Sophora Japonica Bonsai
It grows fairly slowly to make a large.
Sophora japonica bonsai. Lateral spines near leaf apex resemble bull horns. Also known as the chinese scholars tree sophora japonica comes from china and korea and in many ways resembles the false acacia robinia pseudoacacia. It offers frothy flowers in season and fascinating and attractive pods. 1 0 out of 5 stars 1 japanese pagoda sophora japonica tree 10 seeds fast showy fragrant bonsai.
And it is one of the main plant in traditional chinese medicine although it is very toxic. The black and white was taken in 1976 when the bonsai was 14 years old and is placed on an apple box in front of a japanese pagoda tree that was the same age but. The japanese pagoda tree sophora japonica or styphnolobium japonicum is a showy little shade tree. Department of agricultural hardiness zones 4 through 8.
The japanese pagoda tree sophora japonica also called the chinese scholar tree is a native of china and korea that thrives in u s. Leaf apex spinose pointing downward. Sophora flower flos sophorae immaturus huai hua mi 槐花米 flower of sophora japonica linn. Good street park or lawn tree.
Provide temperatures of 72f or higher. It is an important ornamental tree and much appreciated in bonsai. Rutholive tonasket wa zone 5a oct 09 2005. Previously known as sophora japonica.
A showy flowering tree in the pea family it produces light shade. The japanese pagoda tree is often called the chinese scholar tree. A yellow dye is also extracted from its flowers to dye silk. Photo by michael dosmann.
Withstands heat air pollution and drought. Japanese pagoda tree sophora japonica sow just below the surface in a high quality seeding mixture. Pete here are two photos of my japanese pagoda tree bonsai that i grew from seed. This plant can be grown as bonsai or as a garden tree.
May be slow germinating with all but one seed having germinated the seeds that were sent were of excellent quality which is what hirt s provided. The tree formerly known as sophora august 21 2017january 29 2019nancy rose this is perhaps the most impressive specimen of japanese pagoda tree at the arboretum styphnolobium japonicum accession 216 35 a.