Paulownia tormentosa

Foxglove Tree

When you buy this it will probably look like a dead stick, but it will grow quickly, with large felted leaves. It can be pollarded every year for even bigger leaves, which goes well in a tropical scheme, but you won't get any flowers, which appear before the leaves on the old wood in spring. Paulownia tomentosa is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens and can grow to 25m Tall.

Contributed by @Garyg

plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Foxglove Tree

Latin name

Paulownia tormentosa

type

Deciduous tree

family

Paulowniaceae

ph

7.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Foxglove Tree is 12.00meters x 25.00meters

12.00 M 25.00 M

Paulownia tormentosa

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

Sow seeds at anytime of year, in a well drained seed compost, just covering the seed. Leave uncovered as light is beneficial to germination. They should germinate in 25 - 60 days. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Grow on in a cold frame and plant out the following spring in full sun 30cm apart.

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Prefers a sheltered sunny site and a moist, well drained soil. This tree can quickly grow to a large size thus plenty of room should be given. Its important to stake young plants as they will grow quickly and can suffer wind damage if unstaked whilst the roots are not yet firm enough. The purpose of the stakes is to anchor the roots. Flexing in the wind, higher up the trunk, is not necessarily a problem if the roots are firm.

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