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Before I moved into the Phoenix area three years ago, I heard of a tree called Paulownia. It was supposed to be fast-growing with beautif...Read More
This plant appeared last year in my front yard, right alongside my house. I cut it down, but of course grew back because I didn’t remov...Read More
I’ve been studying this tree since 1967. Analyzing Tennessee and Kentucky forests. Since 1967 I’ve been told by foresters, professo...Read More
Highly invasive in the coastal northeast (zones 6b+). Great flowers, but chokes out native plants. I think this is now banned for sale in...Read More
This is an invasive species and should not be planted!
Be careful with this tree!
It spreads seeds profusely so be alert for unwanted seedlings. Many consider it invasive.
As th...Read More
Hello, i really need some help on my tree. I have a 35-40 ft. princess tree and it has never had a problem before but this year it’s ...Read More
Be very careful when considering this tree. It grows EXTREMELY fast. Do not plant near house or any structures that you don't want mang...Read More
Paulownia is one of the fastest growing trees in the world, capable of growth rates of well over seven feet per year as a seedling! But w...Read More
I bought one of these tree's thinking it would never grow in our climate here in Helena, Montana. It was about 1 1/2 feet tall and in a b...Read More
I love this tree! I need to know if I can put Preen Weed Preventer plus Plant Food around it?
I'm very excited, I just brought the seeds off eBay, I'm in Melbourne Australia and I have no experience with this tree but I am very exc...Read More
Hmmm, starting to wonder if it was wise to plant these lol. I started 3 from seed, planted one, and it got about 3 feet tall with big le...Read More
I have three Paulownia Tomentosa tree's growing in my yard, all of which I planted myself. The first one I planted when I found out my d...Read More
This very invasive tree is in my neighbor's yard, (the house is for sale & the owner doesn't live there & is very nasty), right against m...Read More
The light lavender flowers don't show up well against blue sky.
This tree self-sows aggressively here in Massachusetts, th...Read More
For those of you who are unsure, Paulownia is native to North America. You may see the constant refrain that it is an invasive species fr...Read More
I'm giving it a neutral rating ONLY because we have a lot of space (6 acres) with a lot of open countryside around and we lost a lot of o...Read More
This past weekend, I planted two tiny 4" seedlings of this plant on my front yard. I've read that they are ugly limbless bean poles for a...Read More
Royal Paulownia is a very fast growing, about 3 feet/year, tree that is very messy with dead wood, falling twigs and branches and big flo...Read More
HATE HATE HATE this tree! Limbs frequently break off. Leaves do not readily decompose. MUST have gutters covered with leaf guard. One l...Read More
This tree is magnificent. Every spring, for 7 years now I break off all but three growth points, and pinch out any branching that might ...Read More
In Korea fathers used to plant a paulownia or two when a daughter was born. Some years later, wedding gift furniture was made from the tr...Read More
Does not like El Paso sand. This was an experiment, I am trying to only grow plants that can handle our sand since it is very difficult t...Read More
Let me tell you something that no one else has. During the second year, my Empress Tree formed flower buds on the ends of all it's branc...Read More
Walking on a trail on the south facing bluffs above Madison, Indiana(zone 7, zip 47250) on the Ohio River in November 2010 I came across ...Read More
Appearantly, even though it may be listed as an invasive species, the royal empress is not invasvive in Connecticut, as I have been tryin...Read More
I grew one of those from a seed last year, cut it down to the ground this past march and now is 12 feet tall, just love it, i also heard ...Read More
I BOUGHT THESE TREES {12 OF THEM} ON EBAY AS I WANTED SOME "QUICK GROWERS" TO GRACE BOTH SIDES OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD NO IDEA JUST HOW QU...Read More
Run, run, run away from this tree!
I had two ancient Paulownia tomentosas removed from the front yard of our new house in ...Read More
I have had 5 volunteer in my yard, 2 from the roots of the first one when we cut it down to the ground. So it is invasive from the roots...Read More
My botany professor introduced us to this plant as a specimen at the Philadelphia Zoo in the early 1960s. Then it was called 'Orientalis ...Read More
I just bought 2 empress trees about 12' tall, trunks about 3 to 4 inches.They were hanging out the back of my truck about 4' and had abou...Read More
Beautiful tree, grows well here in Missouri. Two big benefits, it grows quickly and provides great shade, the other is the leaves/blooms...Read More
I originally ordered this plant on eBay, skeptical, but curious, about its growth. The first year it grew about 10 feet. The second year,...Read More
I bought and planted two seedling 18" high in late July with the temperature hovering around 95 - 100. The tree's are hanging on and the...Read More
I planted two Paulownias in raised trial beds two years ago. Out of curiosity, I caged one, filling the cage with leaves in the fall, an...Read More
This looks like it will be an interesting, fairly unique tree. Now the Jacaranda will not be the only purple-flowered tree in the front yard.
I purchased a starter at a library plant sale. After planting it, it was mowed over a couple of times but still ended up growing back the...Read More
This tree is extremely invasive. Its windborne seeds invariably catch at building foundations. When the rapidly growing tree begins to de...Read More
I have given this tree a negative because of poor appearance as a mature tree. Our Paulownia tomentosa is about 7 years old. It grew to...Read More
For those of you that have experienced the invasive qualities of the Tomentosa I thought I would share with you an experience I have had ...Read More
I live near in Choctaw Oklahoma and I am in need of shade trees in my pasture for my horses. There is an Empress tree at a house that I p...Read More
Not sure yet on this tree. Bought the first one and after the first winter all we had was a soggy bulb that had nothing left inside. Ha...Read More
Have had this tree in the ground for about 4-5 years now. I was told when I bought the tree that it would die down to the ground each ye...Read More
I have a four year old empress tree. I received it as a one year old root cutting. The lady who gave me my tree told me that if I want ...Read More
We got a young tree, about 2.5' tall. Two seasons later it is about 18' tall and putting on massive growth on new branches. We were loo...Read More
Last year this large "weed" popped up under the edge of the front deck, so I chopped it down. A month later it was back, the leaves were...Read More
I want to plant one of these at our new house and have questions. We live just outside of Phoenix zone 9 so I don't think it will be too...Read More
I planted mine last year, near my dogs kennel to hopefully grow over and give him some shade. I have had flowers on it all year and bel...Read More
I have about 40 Empress Trees growing right now. I cut down all to the ground except for two this spring. They are budding out good right...Read More
I just posted to another area about my Empress Trees.
I have 3. I'm not finding them invasive, but I’m in Illinois, it ...Read More
Extreme Caution should be used before planting this tree anywhere in Florida. It could take over the world.
Some has already mentioned that Empress trees are 'naturalized' in the SE. No wonder I've seen them along the interstate as I drove by. ...Read More
This has been a great landscape tree, it has not been invasive at all, and we have some VERY invasive, WEEDY plants here, mosty our own n...Read More
Empress Tree Paulownia tomentosa is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive plant in Texas.
This plant could be a poster child for invasives. I loved the big old monster in downtown New London, but when I talked to the neighbors ...Read More
According to a recent article, one can plant these tress at 300 to the acre and harvest 30,000 board feet in 8-9 years. At $3.00 a board ...Read More
In regards to invasiveness, a quote from the California Invasive Plants Council "...the empress tree (Paulownia tomentosa) is a pest in d...Read More
planted one in 1998. it is 40 feet tall. planted two more in 2003, now 16 feet tall. in california they do not reseed and do not set m...Read More
I planted one Paulownia 3 months ago, it was 17" tall. It is now 6' 10" tall and going strong. I water it twice a week and every two week...Read More
So far so good.
I found something HUGE growing in a bulb bed last year and it was identified as Empress Tree.
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A beautifull tree..In my neighbourhood there are growing ten Empress Trees in the public garden. They are all in bloom now..a wonderfull ...Read More
I found this tree growing along the creek in the wooded (& wild) portion of our property in Oliver Springs, TN. I had never seen it befo...Read More
My aunt had her land completely cleared for pasture land 5 years ago. Where it was cleared, a single royal empress tree sprouted up, most...Read More
Pretty, unusual, specimen tree in the Northeast... but arborist friends at the Arnold Arboretum warn of its invasive and weedy characteristics.
I purchased two Paulownia tomentosa seedlings back in February from a local nursery here in the Texas Hill Country. One did not survive,...Read More
Easy to grow from seed and it is a fast grower.
I live in the Nashville, TN area way back in the woods and these trees grow like crazy along my driveway. A couple years ago we decided t...Read More
This has to be one of the fastest trees I have ever had experience with. I got one as a 2' seedling and in 4 years it's almost 40' tall ...Read More
This is a prolific seed producer, and sprouts easily, making it considered invasive in many parts of the world. The Chinese plant this t...Read More