Re: Paulownia

The biggest problem with invasive aliens is with those that have copious amounts of seed that are spread by migrating birds. They may not be invasive in my area, so I think that they're safe to grow. Unfortunately, birds spread seed over thousands of square miles, often into habitat that will support the plant all too well.

d

----- Original Message ----- From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Paulownia


Once again it's the same old thing about invasive aliens - that
are not invasive everywhere.  I first discovered Paulownia about
45 years ago, soon after we moved to the area.  There was one
large old tree on the grounds of the old St. Peter's School, and
soon I discovered another by the old toll house on the Bear
Mountain Road that had originally been built as a toll road
(by Rockefellers?, Harrimans?, somebody like that).  I thought
they were beautiful exotics.  Then some 10 years ago when I
attended a National Garden Club Convention in Philadelphia,
I discovered Logan (!) square was planted with them, and they
were in full bloom.  Spectacular!  Now that I have just heard
that they are invasive, I have discovered two small ones
within a couple of miles of each other on a wooded stretch of
Route 9A out of Croton.  Now that's really invasive!
One of the original trees is gone, and I suspect the other is,
too, as the old school grounds are now a large housing
development.  I just haven't been up there to look in some
years.
Auralie



In a message dated 05/16/2006 3:51:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
holmesbm@usit.net writes:
This plant was originally introduced as a good timber tree.  However, in
the South, the cells grow so quickly that the wood is weak and can't be
used for furniture, etc.  It has become a terrible pest...along I40, over
the mountains between Knoxville and Ashville, the tree has taken over part
of the hillsides, pushing out all the natives.

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