#1928 most planted
Paulownia fortunei
Dragontree · also Dragon tree, Fortune's empress tree
Deciduous
14
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
2.8 in
median trunk (7 cm, 6 measured)
4.8 yr
median age (57% have a planting date)
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Paulownia fortunei is a deciduous tree native to southeastern China, Laos, and Vietnam. It is an extremely fast-growing species, primarily planted for timber harvesting. Unlike its relative, Paulownia tomentosa, it is not considered dangerously invasive.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 80.00%4.8 yr—
- 30.00%—2.5 in
- 30.00%—6.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Growth rate
- Fast
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.8 in, mean 9.8 in, 90th percentile 24 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
Other Paulownia in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
