Facelikeapotato@lemmy.ml to Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org · 2 years agoDoes anyone else have favourite trees?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1imageDoes anyone else have favourite trees?lemmy.mlFacelikeapotato@lemmy.ml to Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareMechanismatic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoEmpress Tree. Paulownia tomentosa It has fragrant purple flowers shaped like fox glove that bloom and fall April and May.
minus-squarealp@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoHorrible invasive around my area, it’s huge leaves soak up sun and it’s crazy fast growing outcompetes natives :(
minus-squareMechanismatic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYeah, it can be controversial. Best not to plant it near a foundation. There are few in a mostly empty field near where I live and another few in a park where the trees are spread out.
minus-squareFacelikeapotato@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThat sounds beautiful, there were a lot of Jacarandas where I grew up in Australia, they have lovely purple flowers too.
Empress Tree. Paulownia tomentosa
It has fragrant purple flowers shaped like fox glove that bloom and fall April and May.
Horrible invasive around my area, it’s huge leaves soak up sun and it’s crazy fast growing outcompetes natives :(
Yeah, it can be controversial. Best not to plant it near a foundation. There are few in a mostly empty field near where I live and another few in a park where the trees are spread out.
That sounds beautiful, there were a lot of Jacarandas where I grew up in Australia, they have lovely purple flowers too.