NOM EN CATALÀ: SÒFORA
NOM CIENTÍFIC: SOPHORA JAPONICA o STYPHNOLOBIUM JAPONICUM
És originari de Xina i va ser introduït a Japó.
És un arbre de fulla caduca.
Les fulles són compostes.
Les flors són de color groc- blanc. Són comestibles i s’utilitzen a la medicina tradicional xinesa.
Els fruits són com una baina estreta.
Pot arribar a medir entre 12 i 13 metres.
És una de les 50 espècies fonamentals a la medicina tradicional xinesa.
També s’utilitza en la construcció de la fusta.
NAME IN ENGLISH: PARAGUAYO PEACH TREE OR SATURN TREE
BOTANICAL NAME: PRUNUS PERSICA
It is from the north west of China and it was introduced in the United States of America in 1869.
It is a deciduous tree.
It has a layered crown.
The leaves are simple. They have a lance shape. They are 7-15 cm long.
The trunk is smooth and greyish.
The fruit is a variety of a peach, it has a flattened shape. The flowers are pinkish.
They are usually 7 m tall
It is used for food. 
NAME IN ENGLISH: CHERRY TREE
BOTANICAL NAME: PRUNUS AVIUM
The cherry tree is from Europe: Anatolia and Maghreb and Asia, British Isles, Morocco and Tunisia.
It is a deciduous tree.
The crown is wide, pyramidal and a little bit long.
The leaves are simple and ovate. The margins are toothed. It measures between 6 and 15 cm of lenght and 3 to 8 cm in width.
The bark is smooth and a little red. The trunk is right and strong.
Its fruit is the cherry and it is red. The flower is white and the petals are oval, the flowers measure 2 or 3 cm.
The tree can grow up to 30m.
This tree is used for decorating the house, for making musical instruments. The fruit is used in gastronomy. You can also use this tree for producing medicine and making colorant.
NAME IN ENGLISH: ELM
BOTANICAL NAME: ULMUS MINOR
The Elm is an European tree.
It has a layered crown.
The leaves are compound. The margin of the leaves are double serrate.
The colour of the flower is white and when the flower is rotten, it becomes brown. The fruit is wind-dispersed. The name of the fruit is Samara and it’s like a helicopter.
It can grow 24-30 metres
The trunk of the Elm is used for making wood.
The bodies Japanese Taiko drums are often cut from the wood of old elm trees,
NAME IN ENGLISH: APPLE TREE
BOTANICAL NAME: MALUS DOMESTICA
It is from Central Asia.
It is a deciduous tree.
It has a layered crown.
The leaves are ovate and the leaves margin are entire.
The name of the fruit is apple and the flower is white
It can grow up to 12m.
You can eat the fruit or make jam with it.
NAME IN ENGLISH: MANDARIN TREE
BOTANICAL NAME: CITRUS DELICIOSA
It is native to Asia and the Philippines.
It is an evergreen tree.
It has a vase crown.
The leaves have an elliptical shape and the margins are smooth.
The name of the fruit is mandarin and there are a lot of varieties. The flowers are white.
It can grow up to 7 m.
It has medicinal uses because it contains a lot of vitamin C. You can also eat the fruit.
NAME IN ENGLISH: JUDAS TREE or LOVE TREE
BOTANCIAL NAME: CERCIS SILIQUASTRUM
It is from Southern Europe and Western Asia.
It is a deciduous tree.
It has a spreading crown.
The leaves have a heart shape. The margins are smooth.
The flower is pink.
The Judas Tree can be 3-10 m tall.
It is used for wood because it is very hard and beautiful and for veneers.
NAME IN ENGLISH: MANDARIN TREE
BOTANICAL NAME: CITRUS DELICIOSA
It is from China.
It is an evergreen tree.
It has a layered crown.
The leaves have an elliptical shape.
It can grow in several trunks. The bark is thin.
The flowers are white and small. The fruits are in groups of 3 or 4.
It is a short tree. It can grow 2-4 m.
We can eat the fruit. It contains vitamin C.
NAME IN ENGLISH: KOWHAI TREE
BOTANICAL NAME: SOPHORA JAPONICA OR STYPHNOLOBIUM JAPONICUM
It is native to China and was introduced to Japan.
It is a deciduous tree.
It has a layered crown.
The leaves are pinnately compound.
The trunk has uninterrupted ridges.
The flowers are yellowish white. They are edible and used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The fruit is a narrow pod. It contains the alkaloids cytisine, N-methylcytisine, sophocarpine, matrine and stizolamine.
It grows up to 12-13 metres.
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
It is also used in wood construction.
NAME IN ENGLISH: MEDLAR/LOQUAT
BOTANICAL NAME: Eriobotrya japonica
It is from China.
It is an evergreen tree.
It has a rounded crown.
The leaves are simple. They have serrate margins and an elliptical shape. They are dark green.
It has a short trunk.
The flower appears in autumn or early winter. The flowers are 2 cm.
The fruits are oval. They can be orange, yellow and green. They begin to ripen during spring to summer.
The medlar can be 5-10 m. long
The Traditional Chinese Medicine uses medlar syrup to soften sore throats. In cuisine, you can eat its fruit or you can also make jams or wine.
