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[Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

I'm curious about the quality of the wood. You said it was good for
lumber, but I'm suspicious of fast-growing trees. I don't think
Chinese elm is good for much of anything except maybe making sorghum
because it burns so cool. It's even worse than willow -- not worth the
trouble of splitting. Of course, I'm partial to Mason County coal --
Osage orange -- for heat. Or locust.

Marie

On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 6:29 PM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Yes and no.
> There are a couple of varieties of Paulownia and people get them
> confused.  They all seem to have large leaves, nice flowers, and fast
> growth, but there are differences.  Here's what I know, and I'm posting
> some links (I know you hate that, James) in case anyone else is
> interested in doing what I am doing and wants to study up.