Seeds and Things Royal Empress Tree 75 Seeds Paulownia Fast Growing Tree
The Royal Empress Tree grows rapidly from seed. The huge leaves are an architectural delight and in warm summers, they are coupled with many panicles of fragrant, foxglove-like blooms. It is native to China and hardy to zone 5 USA. It can grow 10 to 15 feet a year. The lumber is valued for use as cabinet wood.Food Source Benefits: Leaves great for tea, flowers tasty & beautiful addition in salad. Bees and Butterfly love Paulownia - good for honey production and pollination. Leaves 18-20% protein and high in nitrogen - excellent animal fodder or fertilizer. Plant History: There is truly only one way of showing a Paulownia tree, and that is as a specimen planting in a lawn. Its beauty can then be viewed from all round and the tree easily accessed during summer when the racemes of flowers will emit a rich scent.