Weeping Japanese Pagoda-tree

Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Pendula’

Laurel Hill West (Merion Section)Tag 758

This very unusual weeping form of the Japanese Pagoda-tree (also known as the Chinese scholar-tree) is a state champion tree in Pennsylvania. These cultivars were common in the first half of the 19th century, and this tree likely dates back to the original cemetery plantings.