Princess Tree {Paulownia tomentosa} Fast Growing Tree 4ft per year! | Showy Ornamental | Soil Adaptive | 50+ seeds Free US Shipping!

Attributes:

Genus:

Paulownia

Species:

tomentosa

Family:

Paulowniaceae

Uses (Ethnobotany):

Used in paper, veneer, hand-carvings, clogs, musical instruments, furniture, 

rice pots, water pails, bowls, and spoons and has medicinal uses in Asia. 

Use of petals in natural soaps for fragrance and atheistic.

Life Cycle:

Woody

Edibility:

Flowers are edible, add them to salad as a colorful garnish.

Dimensions:

Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in.

Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.

Whole Plant Traits:

Plant Type:

Edible

Tree

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Habit/Form:

Dense

Rounded

Spreading

Growth Rate:

Rapid

Maintenance:

High

Texture:

Coarse

Cultural Conditions:

Light:

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Soil Texture:

Clay

High Organic Matter

Loam (Silt)

Sand

Shallow Rocky

Soil pH:

Acid (<6.0)

Alkaline (>8.0)

Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Soil Drainage:

Good Drainage

Moist

Available Space To Plant:

24-60 feet

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

5a, 5b, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a

Fruit:

Fruit Color:

Brown/Copper

Green

Display/Harvest Time:

Fall

Fruit Type:

Capsule

Fruit Length:

1-3 inches

Fruit Description:

1"-1.5" long woody oval dehiscent capsule containing thousands of 

small winged seeds. Immature capsules are sticky green turning brown in the fall.

Flowers:

Flower Color:

Pink

Purple/Lavender

Flower Inflorescence:

Panicle

Flower Value To Gardener:

Edible

Fragrant

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Flower Shape:

Funnel

Tubular

Flower Petals:

fused petals

Flower Size:

1-3 inches

Flower Description:

Large showy upright clusters 14" long of funnel or tube-like 1.5-2 inch long fragrant, 

edible, flowers appear in the spring. Pale violet to pink with dark spots and yellow 

stripes; vanilla scented. Flowers resemble foxglove.

Leaves:

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Leaf Color:

Green

Leaf Feel:

Velvety

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Shape:

Cordate

Ovate

Leaf Margin:

Entire

Hairs Present:

Yes

Leaf Length:

> 6 inches

Leaf Description:

Opposite simple oval or heart-shaped 5-12 inch with velvety hairs on both sides, 

pale in color on the underside, resemble catalpa leaves.

Bark:

Bark Color:

Light Brown

Light Gray

Surface/Attachment:

Fissured

Lenticels

Bark Description:

Thin greyish brown with shallow fissured bark and lenticles.

Stem:

Stem Color:

Gray/Silver