It is listed as a serious weed in Australia and is widely spread, weedlike, in all temperate climates. Growing on the smallest of city plots and rubbish heaps, this species obviously can tolerate a wide array of soils, from acid to alkaline, sand to light clay, well-drained to swampy, poor to rich. Planting root cuttings of male trees would eliminate the seeding problem, however, augmenting the bad odor in the process. Root suckers can be problematic in fields as well as sidewalks and buildings. Harvesting Perhaps the branches should be lopped for fuel before the seeds mature, stored until winter to dry.
Trees coppice readily.
Yields and Economics I find no yield data, but suspect that it yields as well as Paulownia in our Maryland climate. Like most of our herbaceous and woody weeds, this too has been suggested as an energy candidate. The yellow wood, moderately hard and heavy is used for charcoal and firewood in many countries. I have heard no reports of toxicity from the smoke. Tent caterpillars are occasionally a problem in the US, completely defoliating, but rarely, if ever, killing the trees.