Paulownia Hardwood Tree

Ornamental use fast growing flowering shade hardwood tree that reaches approximately 10â 15â the first year and a mature height of 30 the third year fully shaded and blooming.
Paulownia hardwood tree. Due to its speed of growth paulownia has become a more reliable hardwood guaranteed to grow quickly and satisfy increasing demands around the world. Paulownia is a deciduous hardwood that has silky light golden blonde colored wood. Very large pores give paulownia a striped porous look. Overall appearance both the wood and the tree itself is not too unlike catalpa another lightweight and porous hardwood.
Pale white sapwood not clearly demarcated from heartwood. Provides shade for homes starting the second summer. It is the fastest growing hardwood. The silvery grey wood is sliced into veneers for special visiting cards.
Grain is generally straight with a coarse uneven texture. Paulownia tree is by far the fastest growing hardwood tree in the world allowing commercial returns within three years. Produces a beautiful lightly scented lavender bloom the third spring that lasts 6 8 weeks. Paulownia wood is very light fine grained and warp resistant.
Paulownia takes stain perfectly and can easily resemble mahogany or walnut with the right stain. It is used for chests boxes and clogs. Even though the trees grow very fast the grain of finished wood has a lot of character. Paulownia is an extremely fast growing soft hardwood native to china.
Paulownia is native to southeast asia but it is used throughout the world with a number of uses from construction to wooden surfboards to bio fuel.