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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Paulownia tomentosa
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Empress Tree
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Scrophulariaceae
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7
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Very coarse texture. Fast growing, oval to rounded shape, but often irregular
in habit.
ADAPTABILITY:
Peforms best in moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Adaptable to soil type.
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen, shade tree.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Short-lived, weak wooded, produced vast quantities of seeds which germinate
into a vast quantity of weed seedlings. Winter kill of flower buds in cold winters.
NATIVE RANGE:
China, naturalized in mid-Atlantic United States.
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 5b (will not flower)-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
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