Sophora japonica 'Princeton Upright'
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Genus
Sophora
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Species
japonica
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Variety Type
Ornamental
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Variety
Sophora
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Growth Rate
Moderate to fast.
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Foliage
Lustrous, mid-green, pinnate leaves up to 25 cm long with seven to 17 leaflets (pinnae) that turn yellow in autumn.
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Bark
Twigs are remarkably green with many light coloured lenticles. Older bark turns greyish-brown and fissured.
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Ornamental Fruit
Bright green legumes to 6 cm long, maturing brown in autumn.
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Tree Habit
Ovate. Upright, open branching.
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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.
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Height (m)
9
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Width (m)
6