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Paulownia tomentosa
Princesstree PATO2 Royal paulownia
Chris Evans, University of Georgia, www.forestryimages.org
Voucher specimens needed in ND, SD, NE, KS, IA, MN, WI,
MI, VT, NH & ME.
Paulownia tomentosa
Princess-tree PATO2 Royal paulownia
Form: Deciduous tree up to 18 m. Bark light to dark gray, roughened and becoming slightly fissured. Twigs and branches stout, glossy gray brown and speckled with numerous lenticels. No terminal buds. Leaves: Opposite, heart-shaped and densely hairy on both surfaces, 15-30 cm long. Petioles rough hairy, 5-20 cm long. Leaves larger on resprouts (40-50 cm across). Flower buds fuzzy, linear and becoming ovoid in summer and persistent on erect stalks over winter. Flowers/fruit: Blooms before leaves in early spring. Fragrant. Flowers large (5-7 cm), showy, pale violet, flared-tubular corollas; in large erect panicles. Fruits are terminal clusters of pecan-shaped capsules with pointed tips; 2.5-5 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm wide. Pale green in summer turning tan in winter and eventually black, persistent into spring. Habitat: Around old homes, roadsides, riparian areas, and forest margins. Similar species: Resembles catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides and C. speciosa, which have leaves with hair only on lower surfaces. Flowers are more fringed and fruits are long, slender, persistent capsules.
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Paulownia tomentosa
Princesstree Royal paulownia
James R. Allison, Georgia Department of
Natural Resources, www.forestryimages.org
David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia,
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service,
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service,
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Chris Evans, University of Georgia,
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service,
www.forestryimages.org
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service,
www.forestryimages.org
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service,
www.forestryimages.org