A detailed look at characteristics of Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa). These images and narrative can help to accurately identify the plant during different seasons of the year.
Looks beautiful in our drought stricken yard that we can’t water. And yet it gives us extraordinary blooms in the spring. It isn’t able to take over because of the drought.
Very kind of you to put so much effort into describing this plant and tree. It’s just what I’ve been looking for and to think someone seven years ago sat down and had the same idea and decided to collate all the information create a video and share it with the world having no idea there in seven years time I would be sitting down watching it along with 42,000 other people at this point all done the spirit of humanity is alive despite all that is happening in 2022😊❤
We just identified this tree in our yard after living in the PNW for 20 years! The blossoms are beautiful and have a wonderful scent. As they drop to the ground our ducks, geese and chickens run to snatch them up. Last year a wild honeybee colony made their hive in a niche of the trunk. It’s sad to learn that it has such a negative reputation in the US.
We have two at our n ca house. Their blooms are incredible & the bees swarm around them. They’re not invasive here because of the drought. They need to be pruned way back each year after the bloom.
Interesting I wonder if this has medicinal value.The similarity to heart, blood vessels and even vascular changes which occur due to atherosclerosis is uncanny.
Thank you for identifying this. The previous owner of our house has one in our backyard far away from the house so I didn’t worry but now found one growing right next to the house…dug that thing up before it grew much. Also dug up a few maple saplings it’s enough to drive me nuts even if it’s pretty…Mid-Atlantic region here. She also gifted us the curse of Bishops Weed in the front garden, truly a curse that keeps on giving I’ll take an invasive tree over that stuff any day.
Had one of these at 12' tall growing right along side my small porch at the house me and my wife bought back in Nov' 2015. Didn't see any flowers so we removed it as it was HUGE being half the height of our townhouse already. Cut it down, split the trunk into about 4 pieces. Come spring this year, parts of the taproot i guess are still alive and well because it grows over night after a rain, 6-8" OVER NIGHT im not even joking. So...more digging i suppose and more removal -_-...yay. Thanks nature.
draco003 No, it would not work in a container. It has a large and deep root system. Also, it's an invasive tree in the U.S. (and possibly other regions where it is not a native).
Very invasive and the heavy seed pods can break large limbs. The blooms aren’t worth the hassles; many native species outperform this pest in every aspect.
hello! i am trying to grow this tree from seeds and its been so hard. First try with 200 seed only one survive. Its one month old and its still so tiny. I got 500 more seed and hope to have more luck. Regards from Mexico. Thanks for the video !
What you should do is to put a bunch of seeds in water in a clear container and then put it on a bright windowsill. You will see roots coming out of many of the seeds after 1-2 weeks and then 1-2 weeks more and you will see tiny seedlings with leaves! Take those and plant them in soil (they are very delicate)... give them plenty of light and plenty of water.
I had one of these trees grow up next to my house while I was incapacitated by spinal problems and surgeries. It cracked my foundation before I could cut it down. I found roots growing barely underground nearly 30' under my crawl space. I have a personal disdain for this particular species. I had shoots growing up out of the stump and roots 3 years after I cut it down. I'm not a fan.
I loved plants probably since I was 3 yrs old. The way most kids love bugs or dinosaurs. I would have loved to hear her descriptions of plants. This is also a very easy video to understand if English is your second or third language.
This is one of the “ Miracle Trees” touted in media as fast growing lovely shade trees. ( The other being hybrid poplar) In reality they are coarse, weak , invasive, and malodorous. Cool flower color, but that’s really the only redeeming quality
