why to grow paulownia trees

8/16/2019 Why to Grow Paulownia Trees

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Why to grow Paulowniatrees?

Profesor indrumator: Maciu Andreea


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INTRODUCTION

When we were young we read stories in which our characters used to grow in

year !i"e others in #$ We wondered what it wou!d %e !i"e to ha&e something !i"

this and now we ha&e'

Pau!ownia is a commercia! tree that ages in ()* years so that it is cu!ti&ated in

many +uro,ean countries$


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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Pau!ownia deciduous tree or the tree of the ,rincess nic"named .a!uminum of the

tim%er. %ecause of its strength is a tree with %road crown thic" stems with !arge !ea&es

and ,erfumed !i!ac f!owers$ Inf!orescences are formed in the fa!! and %!oom in May)/une$

0ruits are ca,su!e of 1)2 cm %rown and &ery decorati&e$

This e3otic tree is distinguished %y its a%undant f!owering in ear!y s,ring %efore coming

into !ea&es$ Then !arge !i!ac coro!!as simi!ar to the sha,e of a !ion mouth o,en$ Thef!owers are &ery attracti&e to %ees %eing more ,ro!ific than the acacia at the honey

,roduction$

Pau!ownia trees are drought resistant ) once fi3ed their roots go dee, into the ground in

search of water more than at the surface$ This a!!ows an easier usage around the tree$ It

has a %eneficia! shade in summer and in winter it is !eaf!ess and !ets the sun!ight ,assthrough$ Un!i"e other fast)growing trees that ha&e a short !ifes,an a hea!thy Pau!ownia

tree can !ast for 45 to 655 years$ Pau!ownia is a deciduous tree with a &ery high growth

rate in fa&oura%!e conditions and a short rotation cyc!e$


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APPEALING CHARACTERISTICS

Pau!ownia is a fast growing tree and it has a !ight

ye!!owish !oo" !i"e white ash tree$ It is %eautifu!!y

co!oured with a &ariety of co!ours and it can mimic

other wood materia!s$


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Use and Resistance

The Pau!ownia wood materia! mar"et has started to de&e!o, in Romania e&en if it7s new$

Pau!ownia wood materia! can %e used in the ,roduction of &arious artic!es$

They inc!ude:

8 furniture

8 shi,%ui!ding

8 aircraft

8 ,ac"ing %o3es

8 safes

8 ,a,er

8 ,!ywood

8 9oints and cornices$


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W; PAUe that other tree s,ecies wou!d achie&e in ?( years$ It can grow in ear!y

years a%out ?)1 meters@ year$

)Due to ra,id growth it may o&ershadow an area in record time$

)Due to e3isting hairs on the underside of !ea&es and stem the tree is a good sound

a%sor%er$

)It %!ooms a%undant!y in s,ring %efore the !ea&es come out with !arge and%eautifu! !i!ac f!owers that s,read a &ery ,!easant discreet &io!et sme!!$

) The f!owers are &ery en9oyed %y %ees for honey ,roduction$ It ,roduces more

honey than acacia 6?55)6(55 "g @ hectareB$

)It dri&es insects away a%sor%s noise and dust$

)If it is cut or damaged it regenerates &ery uic"!y$


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W; PAUe$


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W; PAUer and a food ,roducer$

)igh ,rotein H$(B and nitrogen 6(B content of the !ea&es can o,en new dimensions in raising

!i&estoc" and soi! im,ro&ement %y using io)ferti!i>ers$

)A *?5 hectare of trees gathers a &o!ume a%out 655 tons CO?@ year and ,roduces #( tons of o3ygen

eui&a!ent to a dai!y amount of o3ygen reuired for ?5( ,eo,!e$


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TANF ;OU'

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