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Paulownia elongata

 
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Family: Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Paulownia (pa-LOH-nee-a) (Info)
Species: elongata (ee-long-GAH-tuh) (Info)

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2 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Trees

Height:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Purple

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous
Blue-Green
Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured

Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From hardwood cuttings
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
By air layering

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

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No positives
3 neutrals
1 negative

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral mswestover On Oct 2, 2009, mswestover from Yulee, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:

I bought two of them on ebay in Sept 08. Coppiced both in spring of 09. One has now grown to about twenty feet with blooms. The other has stopped growing at six feet; I will coppice it again in the spring of 2010 and see what happens. Both planted in full sun where I needed shade.

Neutral plutodrive On Aug 25, 2009, plutodrive from Denver, CO (Zone 5b) wrote:

This tree can be cut to ground level annually to keep the large and ornamental leaf size, otherwise it will quickly grow into a large tree.

Neutral philotea On Sep 3, 2008, philotea from Philadelphia, PA wrote:

These volunteer very readily in abandoned lots in Philadelphia, either sun or part shade. They're rather nice looking and you certainly don't need to do anything at all to encourage them here, but they can be devastaging to building foundations.

Negative Tir_Na_Nog On Nov 2, 2007, Tir_Na_Nog from Houston
United States (Zone 9b) wrote:

The characteristics of this tree were described to me as, "fast growing bad tree... Empress Trees will drop limbs, leaves,and major hunks at all times... they are short lived too.. 20 years at best here in TX."

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Panama City Beach, Florida
Yulee, Florida
Conneaut, Ohio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania



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