princesstree |
Plants: Hardwood Trees |
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Magnoliopsida > Scrophulariales > Scrophulariaceae > Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.
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| Synonym(s): princess tree, royal paulownia |
| Princesstree is a deciduous tree that grows to 60 ft. (18.3 m) in height and 2 ft. (0.6 m) in diameter. Leaves are opposite, 6 to 12 in. (15.2-30.5 cm) long, heart-shaped (sometimes with three shallow lobes) and hairy on the underside. Flowering occurs in the spring, when showy, 1.5-2 in. (3.7-5 cm) long, tubular, pale-violet flowers develop in upright clusters. The pecan-shaped fruits occur in terminal clusters and split to release thousands of seeds. The thin, fruit capsules persist well into winter. Princesstree usually invades roadsides, stream banks, forest edges and other disturbed areas, but has the ability to invade a wide variety of places. Once established, it is difficult to remove due to prolific seed production and its ability to resprout vigorously. It is native to eastern Asia and was first introduced into North America in the early 1800s for ornamental purposes and as a potential export for carving wood. |
| Image |
Descriptor |
Description |
Photographer |
| 1380266 |
Bark |
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Chris Evans |
| 1380267 |
Bark |
|
Chris Evans |
| 1380268 |
Bark |
|
Chris Evans |
| 2307026 |
Bark |
June |
James H. Miller |
| 5273052 |
Bark |
|
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5344056 |
Control |
|
Nancy Fraley |
| 5308044 |
Diagram or Graphic |
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 189. |
USDA PLANTS Database |
| 5308045 |
Diagram or Graphic |
|
Suzanne Foster |
| 2130032 |
Feature(s) |
Growing out of a crack in a roadcut |
Chris Evans |
| 0016015 |
Feature(s) |
flowering mature tree located in Auburn University Arboretum in April |
James H. Miller |
| 0016227 |
Feature(s) |
immature fruit cluster and leaves in June |
James H. Miller |
| 0016228 |
Feature(s) |
mature capsules splitting to release tiny winged seeds |
James H. Miller |
| 0001068 |
Flower(s) |
|
James R. Allison |
| 0001069 |
Flower(s) |
|
James R. Allison |
| 0016019 |
Flower(s) |
flower buds and leaves in October. |
James H. Miller |
| 2307022 |
Flower(s) |
October |
James H. Miller |
| 5392455 |
Flower(s) |
Flowers |
John M. Randall |
| 5273051 |
Flower(s) |
|
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5022021 |
Foliage |
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Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
| 5022022 |
Foliage |
with hat for scale |
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
| 5022025 |
Foliage |
on a car hood |
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
| 5396615 |
Foliage |
sprout |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396616 |
Foliage |
|
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396617 |
Foliage |
|
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396618 |
Foliage |
|
Robert Vidéki |
| 5391709 |
Foliage |
|
Barry Rice |
| 5392454 |
Foliage |
Branch |
John M. Randall |
| 2307019 |
Foliage |
June |
James H. Miller |
| 2307020 |
Foliage |
June |
James H. Miller |
| 2307021 |
Foliage |
October |
James H. Miller |
| 0016016 |
Foliage |
in June |
James H. Miller |
| 5396613 |
Foliage |
|
Robert Vidéki |
| 5403435 |
Foliage |
Velvety underside of Paulownia leaf |
Annemarie Smith |
| 5403436 |
Foliage |
|
Annemarie Smith |
| 9005083 |
Fruit(s) |
in March |
James H. Miller |
| 2307023 |
Fruit(s) |
June |
James H. Miller |
| 5391710 |
Fruit(s) |
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Barry Rice |
| 5391711 |
Fruit(s) |
|
Barry Rice |
| 5403432 |
Fruit(s) |
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Annemarie Smith |
| 5396241 |
Fruit(s) |
foliage |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396242 |
Fruit(s) |
foliage |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5273050 |
Fruit(s) |
|
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 2130029 |
Fruit(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5372003 |
Infestation |
Seedlings growing out of the side of the building. Parent tree beside building across the street. |
Allen Bridgman |
| 5372004 |
Infestation |
Seedlings growing out of the side of the building. Parent tree beside building across the street. |
Allen Bridgman |
| 0581034 |
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along roadside above Potomac River |
Jil M. Swearingen |
| 0581035 |
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young plant |
Jil M. Swearingen |
| 0581036 |
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on MacArthur Blvd. NW |
Jil M. Swearingen |
| 0581037 |
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on MacArthur Blvd. NW |
Jil M. Swearingen |
| 2130033 |
Plant(s) |
Growing on a roadcut |
Chris Evans |
| 2130024 |
Plant(s) |
Growing out of a crack in a roadcut |
Chris Evans |
| 5391708 |
Plant(s) |
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Barry Rice |
| 5396614 |
Plant(s) |
sprout |
Robert Vidéki |
| 1344076 |
Sapling(s) |
|
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive |
| 2308096 |
Seed(s) |
|
David J. Moorhead |
| 1380269 |
Seed(s) |
Empty seed capsules |
Chris Evans |
| 5308046 |
Seed(s) |
|
Steve Hurst |
| 5377528 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5377529 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5372005 |
Seedling(s) |
Seedlings growing out of the side of the building. |
Allen Bridgman |
| 5372006 |
Seedling(s) |
Seedlings growing out of the side of the building. |
Allen Bridgman |
| 5372007 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Allen Bridgman |
| 5372008 |
Seedling(s) |
Seedlings growing out of the side of the building. Parent tree beside building across the street. |
Allen Bridgman |
| 2651027 |
Seedling(s) |
|
David J. Moorhead |
| 2189058 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 1119326 |
Stand |
Planted stand |
Chris Evans |
| 1237040 |
Tree(s) |
Plantation in Irwin county, Georgia. September. |
Chuck Bargeron |
| 2130023 |
Tree(s) |
Growing on a roadcut |
Chris Evans |
| 2130025 |
Tree(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 2130026 |
Tree(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 2130028 |
Tree(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5022020 |
Tree(s) |
|
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
| 2307027 |
Tree(s) |
April |
James H. Miller |
| 5372009 |
Tree(s) |
|
Allen Bridgman |
| 5372010 |
Tree(s) |
Parent tree of the seedling growing out of the building across the street. |
Allen Bridgman |
| 5273053 |
Tree(s) |
|
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5022023 |
Tree(s) |
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Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
| 5395834 |
Tree(s) |
habitat; tree methuselah |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5395835 |
Tree(s) |
trunk; tree methuselah |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5403433 |
Twig(s)/Shoot(s) |
chambered pith |
Annemarie Smith |
| 5403434 |
Twig(s)/Shoot(s) |
chambered pith |
Annemarie Smith |
| 2307025 |
Twig(s)/Shoot(s) |
June |
James H. Miller |
| 0001073 |
Twig(s)/Shoot(s) |
|
James R. Allison |
