Q: We have an empress tree with suckers coming off the roots. Is there a way to take a sucker and start another tree without harming the root or the tree? Also, are "tree dahlias" really dahlias?

A big bucket, carefully poured round the roots, gives a tree a better chance of surviving ... Paulownias became known as empress trees as a result: their hard wood was used to make musical ...

The tree is also called the Empress Tree or Foxglove Tree ... It can sprout from buds on the stems and roots, which makes it able to survive things like fire and cutting. Sprouts can grow up ...

The City of White Rock posted an apology Thursday on its website announcing it has been unable to save the tree, also known as Empress Tree ... the large shallow roots extended further to ...