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["Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>]

Bev
You do know that these trees produce LOTS of seed pods that are big and a 
real bother if they are growing where you will be walking or living.  I know 
this because I used to work at a resort and took care of the swimming pool. 
There was only one of those trees and if I did not clean the seed pods up 
daily they made a big mess and would get in the water, yada yada.
They do have all the attributes you speak of but no one seems to ever mention 
the seed pods in the literature.
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: EarthNSky 
  To: Homestead List 
  Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 2:44 PM
  Subject: [Homestead] Paulownia elongata


  Warning, this post will remind everyone of Tvo... :)

  Tvo first mentioned these fast growing trees back on some thread talking 
  about homestead trees.  He also spoke of tissue culture as a propagation 
  method.

  Sometime between now and the end of April, I will be receiving 50 
  Paulownia tissue cultured trees, about 10" tall or so.  By the end of 
  the first year, they may be 15 feet tall or more.  It should be fun to 
  watch them grow.

  We have multiple reasons for the trees:
  1. I am planting them near the road as a privacy and light filtering 
  screen.  We have star parties here, so things need to be very dark. 
  Light is bad.  The large leaves will block a lot of light.
  2. DH is a woodworker and these trees are excellent for furniture building.
  3. They could be sold for income.
  4. They can be used as firewood.
  5. THEY GROW BACK STRAIGHT FROM THE STUMP IF YOU CUT THEM DOWN
  6. The large leaves will compost and create lots of green manure
  7.  The mature trees will fit in well with my silvopasture mindset.

  The first link is the company I am ordering from.

  http://www.worldpaulownia.com/html/ordering.html
  http://www.paulowniawood.com/characteristics.htm
  http://www.paulowniawood.com/uses.htm
  http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/EmpressTree.htm
  http://www.paulowniatrees.org/about.htm


  B

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