Paulownia tomentosa
- BOTANICAL NAME: Paulownia tomentosa
- COMMON NAME: Empress-tree
- FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
- NATIVITY: Invasive
- GROWTH HABIT: 30-50' (80'), Rounded, dense crown, resembles C. bignonioides
- HARDINESS: USDA Zone (5) 6 - 9
- OPTIMUM GROWING CONDITIONS: Warm, mid-south, east coast moist to warm soils. Extremely weedy
- SUCCESSIONAL STATUS: Successional
- FACULTATIVE STATUS: Facultative Upland
- LANDSCAPE VALUE: Large, purple flowers are attractive in the summer.
- FOLIAGE: Usually opposite but sometimes whorled, simple, broad-ovate, large pubescent leaves.
- BUDS: Obvious all winter, very pubescent.
- BARK: Olive brown color and heavily lenticelled.
- FRUIT: Light brown aging to dirty brown. Non ornamental.
- PESTS: None serious, though leaf spots, mildew bug, and twig canker can occur
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