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Paulownia elongata

Paulownia elongata
Photo: The original uploader was Superruss at English Wikipedia. (Dr Russell Sharp, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kin, CC BY-SA 3.0

Paulownia elongata is a fast-growing deciduous tree from central and east-central China, known for very large, hairy leaves. It tolerates a wide range of conditions but does not grow well at high altitude.

Family
Paulowniaceae (Paulowni family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while young, then moderately; tolerates drier spells once established.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam; tolerates a wide range of soils.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; best in warm temperate conditions, damaged by severe late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. & EC. China
Climate
temperate

About

Paulownia elongata is a species of tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to Asia.

The plant's leaves are very large and pubescent ('fuzzy—hairy'). This species can withstand a very wide range of environmental conditions. It does not grow at higher altitudes however.

Other Paulownia plants

Paulownia catalpifolia · Dragontree · Sapphire dragon tree · Princesstree · Paulownia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paulownia elongata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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