One of the landscape features of our front yard is a Japanese pagoda, a.k.a. sophora tree (Styphnolobium japonicum, formerly Sophora japonica) that was planted by the previous owners. Having lived ...

Commonly known as the Japanese pagoda or Chinese scholar tree, the Sophora japonica/Styphnolobium japonicum has long been considered a symbol of good fortune, joy and well-being, a lucky tree and a ...

Extracts from the Chinese flower Sophora japonica L may provide a natural, antioxidant-rich yellow pigment for the use in foods, according to new research. The yellow pigment showed “perfect chemical ...

China: flowers eaten. Leaves recommended cooked with rice. Shoots sun-dried, and boiled three times to remove the bitter element, before eating. This site is provided to Mr. Freedman by Dr. Jules ...

FLOWERING in a burst of rich yellow, the kowhai tree from New Zealand is often taken to be a form of laburnum, the golden rain tree. However, the kowhai is in full flower now, the branches and twigs ...

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