Kernow Forester Hi. Thanks for charing your practical experience and your personal opinion on growing Paulownia with us! We completely agree with you that a high level of biodiversity is important to all of us. But please consider that we at WeGrow only set up Paulownia plantations if we - in the same step - increase the biological value of the piece of land. To all of you: Please do never cut down a primary or secondary forest to set up a Paulownia plantation. If you grow Paulownia on fallow or agricultural land, you always do something good to us and our next generations! WeGrow, Germany

@@wegrow4653 I'm still pushing for Paulownia as a timber tree, and its biomass as well. Interest here in the south of the UK is growing (literally), already have official Forest Research trials planned.

@@kernowforester811 hello Kernow Forester, I am thinking that Paulownia is a great solution for reforestation of a destroyed primary forest. Normaly pioneer specimens such as betula, salix or poplar are the first to establish a new forest. On bare or gras land we find a harsh climate where most forest trees cannot thrive. Thats where the paulownia could make a chance. If we would plant a diversity of pioneer trees along with up to 30% Paulownia we could sow forest trees underneath them after 6 years. In that timescale the ground is shaded enough that fagus, abies and others could thrive and replace the pioneer forrest in the future.

@@Timausdenardennen Yes Paulownia spp are in effect a pioneer species, and importantly is nitrogen fixing. That means it especially is useful on reclamation sites. Here in the UK, we already have a useful nitrogen fixing species, Alnus glutinosa (common alder) and related and imported exotic Italian and Red alder.

@@kernowforester811 so ahead of our time to migrate some specimens that are more resistant to drought. We here in germany have limited posibilities due to our forest laws that restrict the use of foreign trees. But we do some trials in order to keep the softwood in our forest. We did the mistake to transform the natural forest into plantations of Picea abies and pinus sylvestris. Now we face the consequences of our mistakes we already do scince the 1700... the beetle kills the picea, the drought and mushroom kills the pinus... also the system of planting and harvesting of a whole forest appears to be a major risk of unsuccessful forestry and low grade timber. Last year we had a drought saison from the end of March till September, now we try cedrus libani, cedrus atlantica and pinus ponderosa as substitute for our vulnerable native pines. Further we observate that the bucks (fagus) beginn to die from the drought on some places which concerns already the public. Climate change calls for some foreign trees that are used to these new conditions to mix with the native species. To get rid of the risky one age and class forest types we begin to rebuild to the Permaforest model where we have mixed specimens and all mixed age classes to keep the forest in its optimum stage of growth with a yearly growth rate of over 30m³ per 10000m². More than every other monoculture could ever yield.

There's no such word as 'specie'. Species is the correct for both singular and plural

@@downbntout Hey asshole it was LIKELY just a fucking typo.

Ja, und wenn man dann noch bedenkt, wie wenig Anbaufläche hier verschwendet wird, dann sollten nur noch diese Bäume gepflanzt werden. Richtige Nahrungsmittel anzubauen, scheint ja völlig überflüssig zu sein. Guten Appetit! Kann ich da nur noch wünschen. Wohl bekomm's.

@@joeblack8137 Du meinst Getreide, das gesundheitsschädlich ist ? Oder sonst einen Mist, Hauptsache es gibt Subventionen ??? Nur mal so, die Blätter sind tatsächlich essbar 😉

@@hubert3151 und warum keinen Mischwald pflanzen? Wenn ich mir diese sterilen Holzplantagen anseh, wüsste ich nicht, wo der ökologische Wert liegt, ach und ja, du ernährst dich wohl nur von Obst, das schon von selbst vom Baum gefallen ist?

that's not a "forrest"

Do you know what this special mower is called?

Soweit bin ich nicht gekommen...🙄

How are your trees doing today? Heigth and diameter (DBH)

@@tmo4330 they hav really developed quite well according to me. One great aspect about this is u can grow again with a section of its root like a banana

Please let me know from where did you buy the tree

I bought seeds. But difficult to look after while it was small

Danke!

for what

and you can prepare the leaves like spinach..

They look like sunflowers lol

chupa muchissima agua la cultura. Esto es otro problema que no parece muy ecologico tampoco ...

Disculpa, como lo conseguiste? Yo compré semillas y germinaron como 60 pero a las pocas semanas murieron las plantitas.

RAJA SINGAM MUTHUSAMY That is true!

I thought the same thing, similar to sheep below solar panels

@@wegrow4653 my friend what country are you from?

goats might chew on the bark

@@whattheflyingfuck... nice joke goats eating tree bark.

this tree got caught in a hype train about 10 years ago. i wouldn't recommend it to anyone. yes, it grows fast, the bloom lasts for a month, it smells lovely but it can spread quickly and take over, so don't plant it anywhere near your house. the wood may be light and easy to work with but it isn't long lasting. i think it's good for poor soils where it will grow more slowly but it can nutrients from deep down in the ground and get the good stuff out and into the leaves which you can use as compost. but because it grows quickly the leaves decompose quickly, so even the leaves are nowhere near as good as leaves from an oak which decomposes for 5 years or so. you can claim grassland quickly by planting this tree and in this way create a good environment for the "real" trees like beech and oak to establish in the shadow of the paulownia. other than that i see no use for it. of course, when a company invests a ton of money in one thing, they will only show you the upsides and try to sell sell sell in order not to lose money.

@@eotikurac Hi. You are probably writing about Paulownia tomentosa. This is the wild tipe and can indeed spread by seed. That is why we grow and sell only hybrid varieties of P. fortunei and P.elongata. They stay where you planted them!

@@wegrow4653 I just discovered this tree and it's hard to find good videos summarizing it's growth and potential. This video, and paulowniagermany's video, are practically the only good ones. I will be planting an Elongata plantation as soon as I'm able!

@@wegrow4653 escuché sobre un hombre argentino que ganó un premio debido a una silla de impresión 3D a base de paulownia que el mismo invento, al parecer la silla que él invento es muy muy resistente a pesar de sus componentes. La silla se llama "Eutopía"

I always cut mine to the ground to force it grow those monster leaves they have when young, sometimes they're over 2.5 feet across

Hi. The wild tipe of Paulownia, P.tomentosa, is a quite invasive species in some climatic regions. Our hybrid Phoenix One is not invasive, but at the same time is not flowering.

@@wegrow4653 I like invasive…I can propagate lots of them for my needs. Cheers

So you're the one.

Good concept, but the economics probably won't work compared to wood chips from tree companies. Tree companies will drop chips for free at your site and you can move them with a loader. Rolling sheets of wood veneer and cutting them to fit a garden seems like a lot of work in comparison.

Well it's depends on your soil, but usually the answer is yes for almost every plant

Скорей всего нет. т.ч. это дерево не ценное. Тот же Дуб обладает разными свойствами благодаря которым он ценится, растет долго. А такие деревья годятся разве что на топливные брикеты которые будут выделять СО2 в отмосферу

@@BlackOrome доски тоже делают.

@@sejakle4910 смотрел видео реальных людей которые садят в Украине, Белоруссии, РФ - почти у всех все деревья не переносят зиму. Понятно есть морозоустойчивые сорта, но вот по такая информация

@@BlackOrome pues si la madera del kiri se aplicará en impresión 3D, sería un material mucho más resistente, como lo hicieron con la silla argentina "eutopia" la cuál está hecha de kiri impreso a 3D y es considerada la mejor silla del mundo.

Ошибаешься, 1 куб дерево павловни стоит от 250-350евро. Где растёт павловния пожара не будет. Устойчивое противопожара. Его листы очень полезно для скота, в Японии из павлони делают сундуки специально при пожаре сохранить документы и т.д. если сажать на 100 гектар павловнии через 5 лет минимум получишь 7-8 млн евро чистыми ​))@@BlackOrome

Hi. Yes, the wild species P.tomentosa is a real weed in some regions. So we recommend only to grow hybrid varieties like Phoenix One, that just stay where you planted them. Many soils, that are not well suited for normal annual agricultural crops can be great for growing Paulownia. We help all people interested in growing paulownia to find the right land. It should always drain well but also show a certain water and nutrition holding capacity. For any further questions best you contact us: info@wegrow.de

I have some on my property here in the USA south. It's a bit messy, but good quick shade. My late father didn't like it because of its property of being resistant to rot and decay. You cut down a pine tree, its stump and root decays; you cut down the paulownia and it sprouts from the stump or just remains in the ground and doesn't go away. That's a problem for some people. I find it hard to burn also.

Abu Saleh Hi. Most Paulownia plantations are planted in a distance of 4x4m or 4x5m. Our clone Phoenix One we plant 4x3m as the crown is very narrow.

let us keep it real Germany has very strong UNIONS 90% of all manufacturing is UNION.

Hi Miguel. Kiri Trees show a very high relative water use efficiency and 3-4 years after planting also a very high drought resistance. But of cause, the more water available (by natural rainfall or irrigation), the faster the growth. This is just the law of photosynthesis. The trees you usually plant once and then harvest 2-3 times as the trees regrow from the stump/roots. A professional fertilizer managment makes sure you keep the pH and increase soil organic matter and soil fertility.

Hi. Principly this depends of the amount of water you have available to irrigate the trees. High temperatures of 40-45 degrees celsius are fine. On our plantations in Spain we have 2-3 month with temperature of around 40degree celsius, and the trees love it. You are welcome to send us an email and we can check your growing site individually if it is suitably to grow Kiri Trees: info@wegrow.de Greetings from Germany, WeGrow

Replacement and repair damages of "very bad eucaliptus" and introduced pines that use a lot of water, kill the soil, turn acid the soil, even the grass not survive, rain wash away the soil, also make severe wildfires that jump fire pieces more than 500 meters away; here in Chile have a lot of these eucaliptus problems... Paulonia its different grow very well in dead land that no ther survive, repair the soil, turn fertile, grass growing abundant, use little water, grass fill the water under the soil, the farm amimal can eat the leaves, video show tilled the grass, maybe can grow other cultive under that not need to much sun or temperature, maybe barley, legume, some fruits, berries, potato, etc.. more space for the plow and sun; exsist other CLON variety of Paulonia 30% more harder than pine wood with same time of grow, need little water just in summer the first two years... Chinese clones, also Mexico have same; diferent clones for diferent weather... desert, mediterranean, rain, ice, etc.. if improve more in the future... REPAIR TREE.

@@chamelcalzeta Then why don't they DO GROW crops underneath the canopies of these kiri "plantations" as they said themselves?

@@privateuserx4661 logistics.

Ich hab gelesen in Japan nutz man dieses Holz sehr gerne für besondere Aufbewahrungsmöbel (Kimono usw) da es sehr schlecht brennt.

Zero euro

Eduardo França Porto Hi Eduardo. For many years we are thinking about expanding with our sustainable Paulownia timber production to Brazil. Paulownia has a much higher ecological value then Pine or Eucalyptus. The potential is high in the regions with sufficient rainfall. This saves the high costs of irrigation. For cooperation please contact us under info@wegrow.de

It spreads like a weed and will be EVERYWHERE in a few years.

You have your own native tree species in Brazil, you dont need another invasive Species to grow. Here in Austria the Kiri tree (Blauglockenbaum) becomes an invasive weed. And here we have cold climate here.

@@Osminoqtos you are right.

Plant just BraZilian rosewood i think you will be rich in 2050 more than100€ for a thin piece of it!

Julian Browne No problems with glues

Thanks! These plantations we planted in Germany and Spain. Greetings to Bangladesh!

@@wegrow4653 Welcome!🙂

Hi. This depends very much on the variety you are using, the climate and of cause on the degree of professionality of the maintenance. There are plantations that can but cut after only 5 years with stem diameters of around 30cm. In colder climate and on land with no irrigation the harvest cycle can reach also 10-12 years with stems of 40-45cm.

It's a hybrid but they did not specify which one.

A new tree grows from the stump

Probably too hot and dry.

simon Paulownia weist einen ausgeprägten Stockaustrieb aus: Nach Holzernte treiben die Bäume aus dem Stock wieder aus. Im Regelfall heisst dies: Einmal pflanzen, 2-3 mal ernten. Irgendwann müssen die Wurzelstöcke dann natürlich gefräst werden. Grüsse aus Tönisvorst, WeGrow

Paulownia hangi varyatesi acaba bilgin var mı usta baya iyi

Hi. Indeed. In Germany on many of our plantations we have shepherds having there sheeps „moving“ the understory of the plantings. It’s a really win-win-situation. The shepherds have extra land to use for grazing and we safe fuel, work and money. At the plantation you see in the movie, we could not find no one with sheeps, as it is not common in that region. But we recommend to wait 2-3 years after planting to avoid damage on the bark. Greetings from Germany!