Enju
A pagoda-tree woody note connecting brighter flowers with a calmer timber finish, softened by sandalwood, vetiver and musk.
Woody
About Enju
Enju is the Japanese name for the Japanese pagoda tree, Styphnolobium japonicum, formerly known as Sophora japonica. This deciduous member of the legume family is native to China and has also been planted around temples in Japan. Its compound leaves carry rows of small leaflets, and clusters of small white flowers appear in summer.
Scent Profile
In perfume, enju serves as a woody note connected with depth and the landscape around a tree. It can carry a composition from flowers towards a calmer woody finish. Sandalwood, vetiver and musk give this transition softness and shade. The scent of flowers on a living tree and the wood impression drawn within a fragrance offer different ways of appreciating the plant.
Use in Perfumery
Within a wood-centred composition, the note forms a foundation for brighter flowers or citrus. It can evoke the quiet of a place and a sense of time as well as the presence of timber. Its surrounding woods, flowers and musks shape the character of the fragrance. The tree's yellow-brown wood and fine grain also provide a tactile reference for imagining its woody impression.
