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Old 03-02-2003, 04:09 AM
Iris Cohen
 
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Default Ever heard of Paulownia trees?

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.

Paulownia tomentosa, or princess tree, has its good points. It depends on where
you live. It would be at its best in Zone 6b. It is not hardy in the North,
although there was one in Syracuse for many years. Any further south, it is
extremely weedy and invasive, and you would have your neighbors cursing you.

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
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