Species: Styphnolobium japonicum

(stif-noh-lo'bi-um ja-pon'i-kum)

Styphnolobium japonicum

Japanese Pagoda Tree; Scholar-Tree

Found on Course Walks

Dry Site Plants, Campus trees walk

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

Recommended Urban Trees Collection

Cultivars

'Gold Standard', 'Pendula', 'Princeton Upright', 'Regent', 'Winter Gold'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Tree > 30 feet

Height: 50' - 70'

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: dense, round

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun

Hardy To Zone: 5b

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Salt Tolerance: Tolerates salty soil

Environmental Other: May suffer from minor branch dieback in zone 5b, but it readily grows out of it.

CU Structural Soil™: Yes

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil; Prolonged periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

Regent cultivar resistant to leaf hoppers; twig dieback and stem canker in colder zones

Bare Root Transplanting

Other

native to China and Korea; transplant in spring or fall; somewhat weak-wooded

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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