Sophora japonica 'Princeton Upright'

Categories: Sophora

Genus

Sophora
Species

japonica
Variety Type

Ornamental
Variety

Sophora
Growth Rate

Moderate to fast.
Foliage

Lustrous, mid-green, pinnate leaves up to 25 cm long with seven to 17 leaflets (pinnae) that turn yellow in autumn.
Bark

Twigs are remarkably green with many light coloured lenticles. Older bark turns greyish-brown and fissured.
Ornamental Fruit

Bright green legumes to 6 cm long, maturing brown in autumn.
Tree Habit

Ovate. Upright, open branching.
Flowers

Mildly fragrant, creamy-white pea-like flowers to 1.2 cm long borne in long, loose panicles to 25 cm long around mid-summer.
Height (m)

9
Width (m)

6