Traveling a few weeks back (mid October after first frost) and stoped for lunch saw a tree I've never seen before growing near the bootheel of Missouri. I tried Arbor Day foundation no luck, oplin suggested it was a eastern cottonwood. I have cottonwood trees in my yard and I've never seen anything like this! What is it?
I have no idea what that is, I've never seen one. I do know it is something that is not in my neck of the woods. Good luck, someone will know.
Princess tree aka Paulownia...another Asian invasive similar to tree of heaven. Those clusters of nuts are the blue/purple clusters of foxgloves you see in the spring.
That's it!!!! Thanks, in I knew someone wood know that wood! Beautiful flowers on those trees and versatile wood for an invasive species, used for everything from furniture to stringed instruments to surf boards. As it's a lightweight, rigid, rot resistant wood commonly exported to Japan.
I've witnessed a guy hand over $300 for several scrappy Pawlonia trees to a buddy. He just stopped by after seeing them from the road. New another guy that got $3000 for a pickup load. Now there may have been a few nice logs in that load, but it still was only a pickup load. I ended up taking a class on growing them, very interesting including a visit to a plantation and a saw mill that specialized in it. From what I understand it's from Japan and they pay big money for it. Very stable and rot resistant, light weight and "works" easy. (furniture) This was in MD/VA/WV area.
No kidding. I would gather since it grows so dang fast, no wonder the turn around is worth it. You can sell furniture for a higher price because if the wood is light yet strong, it is based as being “the most economical”. Most would use this stuff for like kids beds and chairs etc... some woods are best staying out of the stove.
