Japanese Pagoda Tree Styphnolobium japonicum

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Styphnolobium

  Species:

  japonicum

  Family:

  Fabaceae

  Uses (Ethnobotany):

  A yellow dye can be obtained from the flower buds. Ancient Japanese prints used this dye.

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  China and Korea

  Play Value:

  Attracts Pollinators

  Fragrance

  Pieces Used in Games

  Shade

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Poisonous

  Tree

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Broad

  Erect

  Rounded

  Spreading

  Growth Rate:

  Medium

  Texture:

  Fine

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Available Space To Plant:

  24-60 feet

  more than 60 feet

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Red/Burgundy

  Fruit Value To Gardener:

  Showy

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Type:

  Legume

  Fruit Length:

  > 3 inches

  Fruit Description:

  3"-8" long legume pod, pendulous

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Cream/Tan

  White

  Flower Inflorescence:

  Panicle

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Summer

  Flower Description:

  Creamy white and lightly fragrant 6"-12" long terminal panicles that appear in mid to late summer. They are small, axillary, dull-white, male and female on different plants.

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Leaf Type:

  Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Leaf Shape:

  Lanceolate

  Ovate

  Leaf Margin:

  Entire

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  > 6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  Alternate pinnately compound 6"-10" long. Leaflets are ovate to lanceolate, 1"-2" long entire margins, rounded base acute axpex. The fall color is yellow.

• Bark:

  Bark Color:

  Dark Brown

  Dark Gray

  Surface/Attachment:

  Ridges

  Bark Plate Shape:

  Round

  Bark Description:

  Gray-brown developing into flat plates

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Lawn

  Recreational Play Area

  Landscape Theme:

  Children's Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Design Feature:

  Shade Tree

  Attracts:

  Pollinators

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Pollution

  Urban Conditions