Environmental Qualities & Statistics
The Paulownia Hybrid is truly a remarkable solution to some of the world's most pressing social, environmental and economic problems.
Paulownia grows successfully in many regions of the world it it known for it's restoration and resource qualities.
Environmental qualities for Paulownia Hybrid:
- Each tree sequesters 48 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year.
- Each tree releases about 13 lbs. of oxygen per day.
- Each acre of trees will scrub 13 tons of harmful CO2, gases and dust from the air per year.
- Each tree can absorb 24 gallons of wastewater per day.
- the paulownia is decidous tree droping high nitrogen leaf in the fall that composts in a few days.
- The paulownia hybrid has a beautiful flower in the fall after leaf drop a white tips and white outside surface with lavender center it is eatable and has medicinal qualities known for it association with the lungs.
- Very clean tree, no berries, no sap drop
- Non invasive water sensitive root systems.
- Public Health Benefit - CSIRO studies confirm eucalyptus react with pollution causing problems for asthma sufferers. Paulownia absorbs more pollution and has a very low pollen count.
- Re-grows from the stump and does not leave the soil leached of nutrients. When the tree is cut it re grows very fast, up to 30 feet in one year. Blue gums eucalyptus, pines and many other trees emit natural oils that prevent other plants from growing beneath the over story.
- Fire retardant qualities because it does not contain volatile oils like most other trees. In addition recent experiments found that white ants would not eat Paulownia when they have decimated other timbers.
- Long taproot and very few surface roots and it actually brings nutrients to the surface. Added to this the paulownia leaf is highly nutritious making excellent stock food or mulch if left on the plantation floor.
- Proven to be tolerant of high levels of salinity and drought. In China and regions of the US it has also proven to deal with water and soil pollution better than any other tree. It has shown remarkable abilities when used for bioremediation.