The royal paulownia or empress tree is a fast-growing ... It is an amazing, fast-growing shade tree. Its large, heart-shaped leaves are pretty and velvety to the touch. Large, showy, upright ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Royal Paulownia is a native of China where it is revered as a tree and ...

commonly called Empress Tree or Royal Paulownia. When it is a young tree it pops up like a Jack-in-the-box and grows like a beanstalk. It's like a Jack-in-the-beanstalk, with huge leaves.