Interesting but not surprising. They can get ill, and they need black ground. When they are small, they hate grass and weeds. Remember that they can last easy 70 years and 8 cuttings. Snails are a problem I see. This is the first time I’ve seen this, so thanks for the sharing!
Thanks Gerard I've recently started feeding a few and that's made a big difference to them ! None of my stock was doing well until I increased the nitrogen. I think there is another factor with the ones down the bottom, other than the sun and the wind and I'll update with more information in the next Paulownia video... Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated👍🏻 🍀
@@Craig-Mitchell depending on what you want from your trees you want them to grow. If you want to sell wood in the future, it’s now that you produce a strong root system. Spreading a little charcoal on the ground will help. For trees it’s best to cut them back in the spring when they start to grow! Feed them and leave one stem/ plant. Create a big trunk in one year. Even create a glasshouse like situation with plastic animal protection. Take them from there.
@@gerardvriend729 Not sure I'll ever get salable wood Gerard, perhaps some small pieces for my own projects. The initial reason for planting them was for additional firewood, though Eucalyptus are much faster growing and ongoing research suggested that Paulownia aren't as good firewood. So, my current vision is to let the area grow dense, pruning the lower shoots to create an amusing labyrinth that will be interesting to walk around underneath the huge leaves. Also flowers for bees I recon I can get the slower growers to improve with fertiliser and more attention to vegetation control. Interesting what you say about the charcoal 🤔 I'll start dumping out the ashes from the fire around them this winter (I only burn wood) Did you watch the latest video ? which has some content about the Paulownia ua-cam.com/video/vi-ePUYag3w/v-deo.html Are you growing Paulownia here in Ireland ? Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated 👍🏻 🍀
@@Craig-Mitchell the ashes are absolutely not preferable! The ph and structure are not so good for the soil. I’m not from Ireland, I’m Dutch. We bought a terrain in Portugal for this purpose. So I’m interested in learning about Paulonia. We want to plant kinds with flowers on the outside and inside a kind without. Purely for the wood. Some people say fertilizer is not needed. Some say there’s no problem with slugs. Mouse can be a problem, Phytophora can also be a problem. Water can kill the trees, even after 4 years I saw. It burns fine I hear, but I would rather turn it in to charcoal!
@@gerardvriend729 Point taken about the ashes. I do quite a lot of woodworking and have been spreading the saw dust around them. As in the last video, they definitely need feeding ! I have a tame fox which keeps the Hares away, they would definitely be an issue ! Check back though the videos to see the one on slugs, they were a huge issue during this past unusually wet year June 23 to April 24. I've found the roots rot if they are exposed to standing water, and that may have been a factor affecting growth this past year, though also the colder than usual temperatures and I'm on a north facing slope shaded from the sun and exposed to strong cold Northerly winds. (I've started planting hardy wind resilient Eucalyptus to protect them) I do have quite a few field mice here during the winter, though they don't seem to be interested in the Paulownia. I don't have any issues with disease as I've grown them all from seed, no bought in plants; I'm not a fan of clones, preferring biodiversity. I'm sure the Paulownia you plant in warmer sunnier Portugal will thrive. Thanks again 👍🏻 🍀
Yes I now 😊
Interesting but not surprising.
They can get ill, and they need black ground.
When they are small, they hate grass and weeds.
Remember that they can last easy 70 years and 8 cuttings.
Snails are a problem I see. This is the first time I’ve seen this, so thanks for the sharing!
Thanks Gerard
I've recently started feeding a few and that's made a big difference to them !
None of my stock was doing well until I increased the nitrogen.
I think there is another factor with the ones down the bottom, other than the sun and the wind and I'll update with more information in the next Paulownia video...
Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated👍🏻
🍀
@@Craig-Mitchell depending on what you want from your trees you want them to grow.
If you want to sell wood in the future, it’s now that you produce a strong root system.
Spreading a little charcoal on the ground will help.
For trees it’s best to cut them back in the spring when they start to grow!
Feed them and leave one stem/ plant.
Create a big trunk in one year.
Even create a glasshouse like situation with plastic animal protection.
Take them from there.
@@gerardvriend729 Not sure I'll ever get salable wood Gerard, perhaps some small pieces for my own projects.
The initial reason for planting them was for additional firewood, though Eucalyptus are much faster growing and ongoing research suggested that Paulownia aren't as good firewood.
So, my current vision is to let the area grow dense, pruning the lower shoots to create an amusing labyrinth that will be interesting to walk around underneath the huge leaves.
Also flowers for bees
I recon I can get the slower growers to improve with fertiliser and more attention to vegetation control. Interesting what you say about the charcoal 🤔 I'll start dumping out the ashes from the fire around them this winter (I only burn wood)
Did you watch the latest video ? which has some content about the Paulownia ua-cam.com/video/vi-ePUYag3w/v-deo.html
Are you growing Paulownia here in Ireland ?
Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated 👍🏻
🍀
@@Craig-Mitchell the ashes are absolutely not preferable!
The ph and structure are not so good for the soil.
I’m not from Ireland, I’m Dutch.
We bought a terrain in Portugal for this purpose.
So I’m interested in learning about Paulonia.
We want to plant kinds with flowers on the outside and inside a kind without. Purely for the wood.
Some people say fertilizer is not needed.
Some say there’s no problem with slugs.
Mouse can be a problem,
Phytophora can also be a problem.
Water can kill the trees, even after 4 years I saw.
It burns fine I hear, but I would rather turn it in to charcoal!
@@gerardvriend729 Point taken about the ashes. I do quite a lot of woodworking and have been spreading the saw dust around them. As in the last video, they definitely need feeding !
I have a tame fox which keeps the Hares away, they would definitely be an issue !
Check back though the videos to see the one on slugs, they were a huge issue during this past unusually wet year June 23 to April 24.
I've found the roots rot if they are exposed to standing water, and that may have been a factor affecting growth this past year, though also the colder than usual temperatures and I'm on a north facing slope shaded from the sun and exposed to strong cold Northerly winds. (I've started planting hardy wind resilient Eucalyptus to protect them)
I do have quite a few field mice here during the winter, though they don't seem to be interested in the Paulownia.
I don't have any issues with disease as I've grown them all from seed, no bought in plants; I'm not a fan of clones, preferring biodiversity.
I'm sure the Paulownia you plant in warmer sunnier Portugal will thrive.
Thanks again 👍🏻
🍀
I've seen them growing as weeds in England
I'm not on an ideal site, though as I've said, everything will eat them, even if on the very slim chance they manage to germinate 🙁
I didn't know that the Paulownia had my name 😁🤣🫣
The Tomentosa seed you sent 👍🏻