Princess Tree {Paulownia tomentosa} Fast Growing Tree 4ft per year! | Showy Ornamental | Soil Adaptive | 50+ seeds Free US Shipping! Attributes: Genus: Paulownia Species: tomentosa Family: Paulowniaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Used in paper, veneer, hand-carvings, clogs, musical instruments, furniture, rice pots, water pails, bowls, and spoons and has medicinal uses in Asia. Use of petals in natural soaps for fragrance and atheistic. Life Cycle: Woody Edibility: Flowers are edible, add them to salad as a colorful garnish. Dimensions: Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in. Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in. Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Edible Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Dense Rounded Spreading Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: High Texture: Coarse Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay High Organic Matter Loam (Silt) Sand Shallow Rocky Soil pH: Acid ( 6.0) Alkaline ( 8.0) Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Available Space To Plant: 24-60 feet USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 5a, 5b, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a Fruit: Fruit Color: Brown/Copper Green Display/Harvest Time: Fall Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Length: 1-3 inches Fruit Description: 1"-1.5" long woody oval dehiscent capsule containing thousands of small winged seeds. Immature capsules are sticky green turning brown in the fall. Flowers: Flower Color: Pink Purple/Lavender Flower Inflorescence: Panicle Flower Value To Gardener: Edible Fragrant Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Shape: Funnel Tubular Flower Petals: fused petals Flower Size: 1-3 inches Flower Description: Large showy upright clusters 14" long of funnel or tube-like 1.5-2 inch long fragrant, edible, flowers appear in the spring. Pale violet to pink with dark spots and yellow stripes; vanilla scented. Flowers resemble foxglove. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Green Leaf Feel: Velvety Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Leaf Shape: Cordate Ovate Leaf Margin: Entire Hairs Present: Yes Leaf Length: 6 inches Leaf Description: Opposite simple oval or heart-shaped 5-12 inch with velvety hairs on both sides, pale in color on the underside, resemble catalpa leaves. Bark: Bark Color: Light Brown Light Gray Surface/Attachment: Fissured Lenticels Bark Description: Thin greyish brown with shallow fissured bark and lenticles. Stem: Stem Color: Gray/Silver