Basisdaten
description:
The Kōwhai is native to New Zealand. It grows as a small tree or large bush.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Sophora microphylla
other name:
Small-leaved Kōwhai
other name:
Weeping Kōwhai
other name:
South Island Kōwhai
family:
Legume or pea or bean family (Fabaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 8 m (26 ft)
leaf:
The leaf can be up to 50 cm long. It is green, pinnate pairs with up to 40 very small leaflets. The leaf margin of the single leaves is smooth.
leaf shape:
pinnated
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
yellow
blossom color:
yellow
blossom description:
The yellow, pea sized flowers are very numerous in the spring.
bark:
The bark is grayish and slightly cracked and provided with lenticels.
location:
sun