"echinosum" wrote in message
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gb;825699 Wrote:
Any ideas.

It seems to be evergreen, the seed capsule/pods stay on all year till
the spring.

I seem to remember the flowers be pea like, but I cannot remember if
they were yellow or pink.

Its growing as a tree about 10ft tall.

www.gb-online.co.uk/dump/plant1.jpg
I would guess it is Sophora of some kind. The seed pods are very
similar to those on my Sophora tetraptera at home, but the leaflets on
yours are larger than on mine. Mine is also inclined to defoliate
somewhat in midwinter.

As for as the exact species/variety, the pictures on wikipedia aren't
very helpful. Precisely the same picture is labelled as S. tetraptera
on one page and S. microphylla on another. S. microphylla is the most
common in cultivation, but there are also hybrids in cultivation, and
in the wild, I suspect. S. macrocarpa from Chile is also found in
cultivation, and is fairly similar.


I sort of agree. I'm not sure it's S. microphylla because the seed pods
were too large. I'm growing some Sophora and am happy to hear that yours
sheds its leaves in midwinter. So I can stop worrying now.

s.