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Sophora japonica - Japanese Pagodatree
Family Fabaceae
Botanical Name Sophora japonica
Common Name Japanese Pagodatree
Size 50 - 75'
Hardiness Zone 4 - 7
Culture Prefers loamy, well-drained soils; tolerates heat, drought and pollution.
Ornamental Value Upright-spreading habit; flowers in mid-summer; chainlike fruit in fall.
Landscape Use As a lawn specimen, urban settings, in parks, golf courses.
Key Identifying Characteristics Alternate, 6-10" long pinnately compound leaves with 7-17 leaflets; stems have gray lenticles.
Notable Cultivars 'Pendula'
Campus Location Ag: South Woody Garden; Main: John XXIII
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