Paulownia - Royal Empress Tree


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Paulownia - Royal Empress Tree

The benefits of this tree are boundless and amazing. Grows from 4" to 30' In Just Three Years! A gorgeous  Shade Tree with lots of lavish lavender-blue flowers every spring.

These are easy to grow plants grow well in ZONES 5-9 and can take temperatures from -15 degrees to +110 degrees. They are valued for their handsome foliage and beautiful blossoms that have a gentle scent like Jasmine Not only do they absorb ten times more CO2 than any other tree but also, it soaks up toxicity in the air, dirt, and water and then expels a massive amount of Oxygen because of its massive leaves. It is safe to say that the Paulownia Tree is the fastest growing tree on the planet. When planted from a seed and grown for 8 years, it will be the same size as a 40-year-old Oak tree.

Paulownia is poised to be the new timber tree of the 21 century. China is the country of origin of the fantastic trees. Due to current severe changes in our Earth’s environment, it has become clear that the human race must transform rapidly and do something equally as tremendous in order to maintain a well-balanced existence with our Planet. One of the most effective and natural methods for detoxifying our Planet comes to us with magnificent gift from China. These trees have been revered by the Japanese & Chinese for centuries, but their popularity is just catching on in the rest of the world.

Paulownia - Royal Empress Tree

Photo above Taken July 2008. We planted 2, 6
inch sprouts in the fall of 2007. It grew about 20
feet in less than a year. The other 1 only grew
to about 3 feet tall but we did not amend with
compost and sand. So amending the soil really
makes difference. They are hardy & will grow in
any soil, but the growth rate will be slower. We
have since moved the other one into an
amended area and hope to see the same giant
take off as the one shown here.

Paulownia - Royal Empress Tree - Beautiful Fragrant  Lavendar Blooms

We routinely read stories of old growth Paulownia trees being worth thousands of dollars. Paulownia trees are one of the most valuable hardwoods grown in the US. Much of this wood is shipped to Japan where they revere Paulownia for its beauty and pay large sums for it.

Traditionally, when Chinese couples have a aughter, they plant a Paulownia tree. When the daughter is ready to marry, they cut down the tree and make a dowry chest, furniture and other items out of it for wedding gifts. Cut trees will grow back.

Paulownia can survive a wildfire because the roots can regenerate new, very fast-growing stems.

Paulownia trees are believed to bring Good Fortune to the household and all who enter.

Known for its large leaves and foxglove-like flowers. The bark is rough, gray-brown, and interlaced with shiny, smooth areas.

Stems are olive-brown to dark brown, hairy and markedly flattened at the nodes (where stems and branches meet). Paulownia timber is a pale whitish coloured wood with a straight grain.

Paulownia - Royal Empress Tree - Royal  Sunset

Paulownia Trees are drought resistant once established. Their roots tend to go deep into the ground in search of water, rather than on the surface. This makes planting around the tree easy and makes it friendlier to nearby walkways or fixtures. It can take up to 3 years before you see the tree bloom.

Unlike some fast growth trees that have short life spans, a healthy Paulownia Tree can live for 80 to 100 years.

These trees are generally grown from seeds and roots and are not the same quality as our trees that are grown from tissue culture, which yields a perfect clone of the parent plant, and are disease resistant.

Paulownia - Royal Empress Tree - Leaf


Paulownia - Royal Empress Tree in full bloom

This is a tree that you will have for the rest of your life.

It can grow 10-12 feet in its first year. It will ultimately reach a height of 35 to 40 feet.

This is an Ornamental as well as a Landscape Tree. The huge leaves of range from 5 to 12 inches long and 8 inches wide, but on rapidly-growing stems or young trees, they can reach a length of 2 or 3 feet and almost as wide. They have lobed edges and a velvety soft feel.

In the spring just before the leaves unfurl, 8" to 15" inch clusters of bright and fragrant flowers are produced. Paulownia Trees are excellent shade trees, and virtually pest-free.

Limited quantities available

Each season our trees are held in 3 gallon pots and range from 12-18 inches in height.


We do not raise our trees in a greenhouse, all of out trees are field grown. Then potted trees are buried each fall, allowing our trees to grow in True Seasonal conditions (zone 5). This makes for a stronger healthier tree and has given our customers a 100% success rate because the tree suffers a lot less shock when transplanting.

Up coming trees for spring will be grown from tissue culture & are started indoors. Tissue ulturing produces exact clones of the parent tree and are more disease resistant. These are in much
smaller pots and range from 3-6 inches tall before they are ready .

If you have researched the Paulownia you know they are fast growing. Under ideal conditions and planted properly a 6 inch tree
can reach 10 feet tall the first year.

Paulownia Characteristics:

Botanical Name:   Paulownia
Form:   Deciduous tree
Sun Exposure:   Partial Shade/Full Sun  
Height/Habit:   Up to 80'
Hardiness Zone:   4 - 10  
Foliage Type:   Light green chordate leaves, broad crown.
Flower Form:   10" pyramidal clusters of trumpet shaped 2" long blooms.
Flower Color:   Lavender blue with purple and yellow marks on the inside.  
Flowering Date:   Mid spring right before and just as leaves are appearing.   
Planting & Soil Requirements:   Fertile & Sandy, moist but well drained soil.

 

 


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