{"id":1474,"date":"2022-03-08T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/?post_type=cpt_trees&#038;p=1474"},"modified":"2022-03-08T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:42:01","slug":"princess-tree-empress-tree-2","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/princess-tree-empress-tree-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Tree\/Empress Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77A_Paulownia_FM_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"77a Paulownia Fm Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77A_Paulownia_FM_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77A_Paulownia_FM_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Franklin &amp; Marshall Campus, Buchanan Avenue, Lancaster PA (adjacent to the Susan and Benjamin Winter Visual Arts Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Paulownia&nbsp;doesn\u2019t approach the state champion in overall size but it is very tall for the species. Most mature Paulownia are about 40 feet tall; the Pennsylvania state champion is 57 feet tall; the F&amp;M specimen, meanwhile, is closer to 75. &nbsp;This is probably one of the tallest Princess Trees in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A decade or two ago Paulownia wood was extremely valuable. \u00a0While cherry, oak, and hickory might sell for $5-8 per board-foot, Paulownia went for $20. This gave rise to tree rustlers who cut and stole Paulownia in the dead of night. And Lancaster County had a reputation for having lumber mills that would buy Paulownia stolen in Mary Maryland \u201cwith no questions asked\u201d [Brian Goodman,\u00a0<em>The Dagger,<\/em>\u00a0July 16, 2008].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This amazing species is the fastest growing hardwood, capable of adding as much as 15 feet a year when young.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"1478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77D_Paulownia.jpg\" alt=\"77d Paulownia\" class=\"wp-image-1478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77D_Paulownia.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77D_Paulownia-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"562\" data-id=\"1477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77C_Paulownia_FM1_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"77c Paulownia Fm1 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77C_Paulownia_FM1_JPG.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77C_Paulownia_FM1_JPG-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"503\" data-id=\"1476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77B_Paulownia_FM2_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"77b Paulownia Fm2 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77B_Paulownia_FM2_JPG.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77B_Paulownia_FM2_JPG-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"1479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77E_PaulowniaLeaf_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"77e Paulownialeaf Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77E_PaulowniaLeaf_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/77E_PaulowniaLeaf_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Len Eiserer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1475,"template":"","tax_tree-categories":[8],"acf":{"scientific_name":"Paulownia tomentosa"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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