On 08 Mar 2008 00:26:44 GMT, wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>On 2008-02-05, Andy Dingley <dingbat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:09:34 -0500, "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Not to be siding with a spammer but it's apparently traditional for
>>>some applications in Japan.
>>
>> Not AFAIK, but it's the closest Western substitute for the traditional
>> timber. This is one of the reasons why I wanted to grow Paulownia.
>
>Timber!?!?!?!!? It is a damn invasive weed of a tree. I have
>seen many but none ever qualify as timber, just as kudzu with a
>trunk.
Paulownia is grown in many places as it indeed is a hardwood and it is
used frequently for framing, flooring, etc. I have one growing in the
yard. It grew to 25 feet in two years. I have the P. kawasaki which
is much less invasive and is truly beautiful. ****, I should start
selling them, I have enough seeds t populate China.
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