Paulownia (FOXGLOVE TREE), Empress Tree, Princess Tree

Paulownia, Foxglove Tree Care
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This plant comes with two warnings which i will share, i will also share solutions.
Foxglove tree, princess tree, empress tree.
Deciduous hardwood tree with large leaves and highly fragrant foxglove like flowers.
Native to East Asia and widespread across china
Loves full sun and tolerate drought conditions and baron soil.
Has been classified as invasive in some parts of the world - it produces thousands of seeds.
Can survive wildfires because it grows back from the roots.
Fruit is a dry egg shaped capsule which produces thousands of seeds
the seeds are winged shaped and blow readily on the wind
Very fast growing, upto 25 metres tall.
Young trees can be pollarded in the spring. but this is at the expense of the flowers. it produces flowers on mature wood. this is one way of preventing spread.
I will be pollarding mine and you will see that in a future video.
Loved by beekeepers and you can actually get pure paulownia honey in some parts of the world.
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[@wernermcgann3792]

There's a foxglove tree in the orangery at Lyme park which they pollard every year, the rate of growth each year is amazing

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you Werner I must pop over there

[@DJSupaflyguy]

I’ve got 4 🌱 seedlings growing 👍🫡

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Where did you get the seeds from? Mark

[@DJSupaflyguy]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK EBay I think.🤔 I might even have a few left if you wanted some.👍

[@Sam23606]

Question, please. It is said that this tree, due to its rapid growth, depletes the soil’s nutrients and makes the soil unsuitable for agriculture. . Can you provide some information?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I suspect you must be correct. Logically thinking yes it must. I guess giving a good topdressing of mulch might help. A couple barrow loads of manure or leaf mould or both.

[@Mig29now]

I made enquiries about these lovely trees, bbc radio station i phoned.
Apparently they won't flower for 15/20 years from young trees.
There is one in a garden in South Birmingham where i live, it's over 20 year old and never flowed as yet, its been pruned recently i noticed for first time. But its a wonderful tree where i go to look at when i can do so, it's only about a mile or so away.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Excellent. Thanks for the interesting comment and additional information. Mark

[@Karl-p6h]

That’ll grow six foot in one night! 🤣🤣 lovely trees though I pass one on my way to work and always admire it 👍🏻

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I'll be watching mine closely with my loppers in hand lol. Mark

[@S.E.C-R]

We have one that popped up last year at the edge of our chicken coop. A seed was probably dropped by a passing bird. I’ve never seen one anywhere until it showed up last year. We left it to see what it would do. It died clear back to nothing and completely disappeared in the winter like it was never there, but it came back up this year and is almost 20 feet tall and probably half as wide, but it didn’t flower when it came back this spring. We’re going to leave it and see what it ends up doing and if we ever get blooms. But we’re keeping a good eye on it because it has grown incredibly fast and we can see just how problematic if we just ignore it and let it do its thing.
We’re in Oregon and live on farmland with the best soil you can imagine so it’s had no trouble surviving.

[@nicholasryan5401]

Beautiful looking tree, Its the bees knees.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thanks Nicholas. Much appreciated. Hope it settles in where I've planted it. Mark

[@truth-hurts3089]

Late to bud up. Paulownia honey wow. Wonder if they're growing them for timber and have bee hives around?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I bet they probably do. Getting more pruductivity

[@sharonhanna6783]

What this plan good for I have one and I cut it down

[@watzegjemedaarnouvan]

Bamboo update?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Not sure what you mean exactly but at the end of this you can see the bamboo hedge and barrier...ua-cam.com/video/MC0WN0lsvaU/v-deo.html

[@watzegjemedaarnouvan]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Ok nice

[@gordonissocoollike]

The pollarded tree produces massive leaves , seed grown plants are very variable. Out of hundreds of seedling. Few grow well. So like you I opted for a large tree that was reliable.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thanks for this extra info Gordon. Much appreciated. Mark

[@Apistofish70]

Love your videos….lots of inspiration and ideas for my own projects. Really looking forward to seeing the new ponds 🤙🏼

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thanks so much Scott. The day I do the ponds is drawing ever closer. I've just planted a tree fern over the water - a job I need to do first.

[@juliebrace8637]

Oh Mark, id love one of those trees but ill see how your tree grows then decide 🌳🐦🐜🪳🪳🐸🏡

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thanks Julie. You should see it often in future updates. Apparently they are quite rampant. Mark