Sophora Japonica Bonsai

Pete here are two photos of my japanese pagoda tree bonsai that i grew from seed.
Sophora japonica bonsai. Good street park or lawn tree. The japanese pagoda tree sophora japonica or styphnolobium japonicum is a showy little shade tree. A showy flowering tree in the pea family it produces light shade. Sophora little baby sophora prostrata sophora japonica schnurbaum bonsai bonsai sophora schnurbaum besucht mich auch auf instagram.
Rutholive tonasket wa zone 5a oct 09 2005. And it is one of the main plant in traditional chinese medicine although it is very toxic. Leaf apex spinose pointing downward. Department of agricultural hardiness zones 4 through 8.
Sophora flower flos sophorae immaturus huai hua mi 槐花米 flower of sophora japonica linn. Withstands heat air pollution and drought. Also known as the chinese scholars tree sophora japonica comes from china and korea and in many ways resembles the false acacia robinia pseudoacacia. 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.
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. Previously known as sophora japonica. It offers frothy flowers in season and fascinating and attractive pods. The japanese pagoda tree sophora japonica also called the chinese scholar tree is a native of china and korea that thrives in u s.
Photo by michael dosmann. Lateral spines near leaf apex resemble bull horns. 1 0 out of 5 stars 1 japanese pagoda sophora japonica tree 10 seeds fast showy fragrant bonsai. 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 tree is also used as a street tree since it tolerates urban pollution. Provide temperatures of 72f or higher. The japanese pagoda tree is often called the chinese scholar tree. It is an important ornamental tree and much appreciated in bonsai.
Keep evenly moist provide light high humidity. A yellow dye is also extracted from its flowers to dye silk.