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Paulownia tomentosa
aka. princess tree, empress tree. foxglove-tree
Native to central + eastern China and Korean peninsula, grows extremely fast and is invasive in North America and Europe, also growing in South Africa, New Zealand and Japan. Grows up to 25m tall, flowers are violet-blue and appear in early spring. In Japan, its common to plant this tree when a couple has a daughter, at the age of the child's adulthood the tree will also reach maturity, and its then felled to a tansu dresser as a wedding gift. The name Paulownia is in honour of Queen Anna Pavlovna (which is where 'princess / empress tree came from), and tomentosa means 'covered in hairs'.
phylum: Angiospermae > class: Eudicots > order: Lamiales > family: Paulowniaceae > genus: Paulownia > species
It’s not perfect, but it’s very purple and, in my opinion, too pretty not to share.
Empress tree Paulownia tomentosa
Seoul. South Korea. 봄. 서울. 2019
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Paulownia tomentosa (Empress tree)
The Evil Empress
A few days ago, a friend told me that an Empress tree was blooming locally so I grabbed my camera and took a few pics. I don’t know much about this species but imagine my surprise when the first article I came across was called, “Why you should never plant an Empress tree in your yard”. It also showed up on ‘the Most Hated Plants list’. Apparently, this particular Empress has a very bad reputation.
The Empress tree is from China and it’s main claim to fame is that it grows very quickly. An Empress tree will grow twenty feet (6m) in it’s first year and attain it’s full height of 80 feet (25m) in ten years. In China the Empress tree is a pioneer plant and rapidly colonizes vacant land. As other tree species grow up around it, it gets shaded-out and becomes a minor player in the forest community. But take it out of that environment and plant it in a place with no competition and you have a real problem.
In the Eastern US it is classified as a noxious weed in twelve states and it’s sale is banned in Maine. It’s now becoming a problem in Washington state which is much too close for comfort. Large wild populations have also been detected in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. An average tree produces 20 million seeds a year and it easily escapes cultivation. It’s roots are three times as broad as the tree is tall and it sends up suckers which become new trees. If you try to chop it down, any particle of root left in the ground will generate another tree. In the wilds of North America, this is a devastating combination of talents. Consider yourself warned.
Paulownia tomentosa also known as the empress or princess tree. this tree provides a few different medicinal purposes. a decoction of the leaves can be used to wash foul ulcers and promote hair growth, and the leaf juice can be used as a treatment to warts. the flowers are used in treating various skin ailments. i also just find them to be really pretty ♡
Anyone seen an empress tree before?
I saw this one earlier this year, but with only leaves it was difficult to identify (the leaves are huge though so that's cool), but now that spring is well and truly underway the flowers are out! These massive foxglove-like clusters are about 50-80cm long. The tree itself is apparently a Chinese native, unsure of specifically where in China though.
