Japanese pagoda tree Fabaceae Styphnolobium japonicum

Leaf:Alternate, pinnately compound, 6 to 10 inches long, 7 to 17 leaflets, individual leaflets ovate, 1 to 2 inches long, entire margin, green above, slightly lighter below.
Flower:Creamy white, pea-like, in a long hanging cluster, each flower 1/2 inch long, appearing in mid-summer.
Fruit:Legume, yellow-green becoming light brown at maturity, 3 to 8 inches long, constricted between seeds, looks like a string of pearls, maturing in early fall, persisting all winter.
Twig:Moderate, shiny green, lighter lenticels, raised nodes, leaf scar a deep U-shape encircling the small brown buds, no true terminal bud.
Bark:Gray-brown, splitting into ridges and furrows, reddish brown in furrows, furrows mostly long and vertical.
Form:A medium sized tree to 65 feet in height, usually with a broad round crown.

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