There are a nice selection of trees in Camer Park, planted at various times, I presume much later than the extension of the house in 1716. In fact some of the trees were not introduced until the 1830s at the earliest.
A previous post described in detail the wonderful three trees which are located in the centre of the garden. Close by is a single Japanese Pagoda or Scholar Tree, Sophora (Styphnolobium) japonica, which is showing a lovely autumn flowering this year (the usual period for this tree) - I wonder if the unusual summer has had anything to do with this showiness, or whether it is normal. The creamy white flowers are produced in really generous panicles, nicely exotic. I don't think this is the dramatic weeping form, probably just the standard species, which was introduced to the UK in 1753.
It is actually a Chinese tree but has traditionally been widely cultivated in China, Korea and particularly Japan.
It is a good landscape tree, but tends to shed year-round, a bit of a nuisance. Its durable wood is used in boat construction and building, and most parts (except the pod) have good uses in Chinese Medicine.
The fruit is a leguminous and toxic tomentum, splitting into one-seeded parts.
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