About Paulownia

Paulownia is native to much in China, south to northern Laos and Vietnam and long cultivated elsewhere in eastern Asia, notably in Japan and Korea.

Nowadays, it is also being grow in some places in Europe such as Romania, Austria and Spain. It is a genus of from 6 to 17 species (depending on taxonomic authority) of plants in the family Paulowniaceae, related to and sometimes included in the Scrophulariaceae. They are deciduous trees 12-15 m (40-50 ft) tall, with large, heart-shaped leaves 15-40 cm across, arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. The flowers are produced in early spring on panicles 10-30 cm long with a tubular purple corolla resembling a foxglove flower. The fruits appear to be dry capsule and contain thousands of seeds. It was originally Pavlovnia but now spelled Paulownia which was named in honour of Queen Anna Pavlovna of The Netherlands daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia. It is also known as "princess tree"for the same reason. It is an extremely fast growing tree. In Romania it is being sold for a affordable price with good quality for reference : http://www.planteonline.aaz.ro, https://www.facebook.com/VanzariDePlanteInRate ( use German, Romanian and English Language)