This is for 4x fresh easy to grow seeds! The germination of these trees is high with fresh seeds, so ive made sure to source the freshest around and viable tested these seeds, i will be selling saplings from these seeds very soon so keep an eye out :)
Fantastic beautiful tree!! Hardy! yet sadly quite hard to find in this country still, but is growing rapidly in popularity and its also fantastic to be grown as a bonsai!! Truly a stunning tree!!

Species information

Scientific name: 

Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott

Common name: 

pagoda tree

Conservation status: 

Widely cultivated and therefore unlikely to be threatened on a global scale.

Habitat: 

In China, thickets and upland forest on rocky mountain slopes.

Key Uses: 

Ornamental, timber.

Known hazards: 

The leaves and flowers are edible but the pods are toxic.

Taxonomy

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder: 

Rosanae

Order: 

Fabales

Family: 

Leguminosae/Fabaceae - Papilionoideae

Genus: Styphnolobium

About this species

Although its Latin name, Styphnolobium japonicum, implies that the pagoda tree is a Japanese plant, it is in fact native to China. The species was first described under the name Sophora japonica, based on cultivated material from Japan, and thus the choice of species name. It was introduced to Britain in 1753 by the famous nurseryman James Gordon, and it is believed that one old veteran specimen tree at Kew is one of an original five planted in the Gardens in 1760. They are thought to have been the first in the country. Collectively these original trees are known as Kew's 'Old Lions'.

Medicinal Uses

Styphnolobium japonicum is used in traditional medicine in Asia, where the flower buds are used for their haemostatic and astringent properties. Despite their strong purgative properties, extracts of the leaves and fruits were once used in China to adulterate opium.

Synonym: 

Sophora japonica L.

Genus: 

Styphnolobium

Geography and distribution

The pagoda tree is native to China but for a long time has been cultivated and naturalised in Japan, from where the species was originally described. Styphnolobium japonicum is widely cultivated elsewhere in the world, including in the UK.

Description

Overview: Styphnolobium japonicum is a deciduous tree, 15–25 m tall, usually branching low down when growing in the open but capable of forming a tall, clean trunk. The bark of mature trees is grey and corrugated (similar to ash trees).

Typical pea flowers of Styphnolobium japonicum

Leaves: The leaves are pinnate (divided like a feather) and composed of 7–17 ovate to oval leaflets.

Flowers: The creamy white flowers are about 1 cm long and held in showy clusters at the ends of branches.

Fruits: The hairless, necklace-like fruits are 3–12 cm long and 1–8-seeded.