During fall, the leaves turn yellow-green. The light purple flowers grow in large clusters from May to June and have one of the most powerful fragrances emitted by a plant.
When the leaves first appear their colour is red-pinkish, but then they turn deep green and grow to about 12 to 18 cm long. They are attached to long flexible stalks, which makes them rustle, flutter and dance in the slightest whiff of wind
An attractive spreading form with needle-like foliage. Young trees typically have a pyramidal crown with ascending branches; the crown becomes more open with maturity.
The flowering habit of Japense wisteria is perhaps the most spectacular of the Wisteria family. It sports the longest flower racemes of any wisteria; they can reach nearly half a meter in length.
There is nothing quite like the Weeping Higan Cherry in full bloom in the Spring. The light pink, almost white, one-inch-diameter flowers cover the branches before the leaves emerge, giving the appearance that fresh snow has fallen on the tree.
Mature plants bear masses of fragrant cup-shaped white flowers. It is in flower from April to May. Each inflorescence typically has fewer than 10 flowers in a raceme.
The foliage has to be pinched regularly, they develop quickly. Male and female cones are carried on separate plants. The female cones are fleshy, violet brown and berrylike.
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Kusamaki or Inumaki) is a conifer in the genus Podocarpus, family Podocarpaceae.
It is the northernmost species of the genus, native to southern Japan and southern and eastern China.