What kind of tree is paulownia? what family is it?

What kind of tree is paulownia

Paulownia is also called white flower paulownia, paulownia wood or big fruit paulownia. It is a common deciduous tree with gray, grayish black or grayish brown bark. The bark is smooth when you are young, and there will be columns on it when you get old. Its leaves are relatively broad and oval. When the flowers bloom, the flowers are large, white or lavender in color, with panicles at the top. The Corolla is funnel-shaped or bell-shaped and is highly ornamental during the flowering period every year.

What family is paulownia?

Paulownia belongs to the genus Scrophulariaceae. Most of the tree species of this genus are of origin in China. They were introduced to Japan, Vietnam and Asia a long time ago, and are now distributed all over the world. Its beautiful tree appearance, bright colors, strong anti-pollution and air purification ability, is a good tree species for urban greening, so it is very popular.

3. Growth habits of paulownia

Paulownia likes to grow in the environment of sufficient light, but also has a certain ability to endure shade. It can grow well in mountains, hills or plains where the soil is fertile, moist and deep. Mainly distributed in mountains, hills or plains below 1200 meters above sea level, have strong drought tolerance, and can maintain normal growth in areas with annual precipitation of 400,500mm.