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Old 09-03-2008, 01:05 AM posted to rec.gardens,triangle.gardens,alt.home.lawn.garden,bionet.agroforestry,rec.woodworking
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Default ~2000 Paulownia seeds for $10.00


"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On 08 Mar 2008 00:26:44 GMT, wrote:

On 2008-02-05, Andy Dingley wrote:
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:09:34 -0500, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

Not to be siding with a spammer but it's apparently traditional for
some applications in Japan.

Not AFAIK, but it's the closest Western substitute for the traditional
timber. This is one of the reasons why I wanted to grow Paulownia.


Timber!?!?!?!!? It is a damn invasive weed of a tree. I have
seen many but none ever qualify as timber, just as kudzu with a
trunk.


Paulownia is grown in many places as it indeed is a hardwood and it is
used frequently for framing, flooring, etc. I have one growing in the
yard. It grew to 25 feet in two years. I have the P. kawasaki which
is much less invasive and is truly beautiful. Shit, I should start
selling them, I have enough seeds t populate China.


What is it that makes these tree so invasive?
The fact that they produce s many seeds that then grow so quickly?
Has anyone ever tird to bonsai one of these?

Janchub: How much for 50 or so of the seeds from yours?