they grow wild here in Eastern Tennessee. beautiful flowers, lots of pods
from those flowers later on, the leaves are huge and fuzzy, the tree does
grow fast, and if you don't mind a lot of huge leaves when they all fall
off, I'd say try one out if it's cheap. The old one we got with the house
we bought has to have the contorted limbs cut off over the roof because of
those flowers and pods, and it flowers on new growth. Don't plant to close
to your house. And the wood doesn't burn well. The Chinese use the wood for
boxes as it's tough and unusual. I took the limbs the electric company cut
off from around my wires leading to my house, and laid them as a border
around a new bed a few years ago. I think it's been 3 years, might be 4.
They haven't rotted yet, but the bark finally came off this year. The
blossoms look like like oversized wisteria clusters and smell like grape
Nehi.
madgardener
"Harri85274" wrote in message
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I read this ad where this tree grows so fast in one season. goes to 30,40
or
even 50 feet high, with gorgeous lavender blooms.