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This is a large leaf with a stalk that is hollow...it's smooth and shiny. I can't figure it out... I first thought catapla, but it's wrong texture...any ideas?
had to post as an attachment, hope it works. Any info is appreciated.
Knowing what location of the country you got it from might narrow it down a bit. Also got a picture of the tree. Quite a few bright people on here might know it by sight. Have you run it through any leaf identifiers available on the net?
I love Paulownia trees, but some people think they are weedy.
I agree! Everything from the absence of pith (hollow) in the second year to the shape of the leaf makes it the best fit.
A lot of people don't care for it, Bulldogdad, but some actually train it and prune it to make it a bit better. We have few around here, along a few rural roads, and I can't say they are particularly noticeable one way or the other.
I agree! Everything from the absence of pith (hollow) in the second year to the shape of the leaf makes it the best fit.
A lot of people don't care for it, Bulldogdad, but some actually train it and prune it to make it a bit better. We have few around here, along a few rural roads, and I can't say they are particularly noticeable one way or the other.
It is. Some consider it invasive and considering where I have seen it growing around here I can see that it might easily become a threat in some already narrow niche ecosystems. Ahem... that's biologist speak for it is a bully to smaller stuff that only survives in special habitats. After the first post made me look around a bit I happened to notice it growing out of cliff just repaired from a major rock slide last year. Now that I have looked into it for my "neighborhood" (Smoky Mountains) I found it is on the bad boy list like kudzu and mimosa trees for taking over ecosystems.
its considered "invasive" but we saw a few down in tn and it didnt seem to be killiong out any of the natives still masses of dogwoods with just the occasonal 1 or 2 dotted here and there, we were there during peek flowering and they are beutiful when floweing...look lie upside down wysteria flowers...
i do know in japan the wood is deemed highly valuable from mature specimines, very hard, and quite beautiful so im sure if it does start to take over theres bound to be someone willing to come along and harvest them lol
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