pagoda tree
(Styphnolobium japonicum L.)
Tree Numbers 3429 and 3430 in the VT Campus Tree Inventory

Location: On the lawn in front of the University Club; GPS: 37.227529, -80.416855

Description: There are only two of these on campus, and they are planted together. Pagoda tree, or Japanese scholar tree, is a native of China and Korea. It is an unusual ornamental that is planted for its wide-spreading form, attractive flowers, and green twigs. It makes a very attractive bonsai.