WHAT IS PAULOWNIA WOOD?

WHAT IS PAULOWNIA?

The first thing is to answer the question of what is Paulownia ? The paulownia’s tree is one of the fastest growing trees on earth. Once harvested, you do not have to replant it as it will regrow new shoots from the stumpage. It’s a leafy fast growing tree that belongs to the family of paulowniaceae, it is one of the deciduous trees leaf. It has its origin in Southeast Asia, specifically Chinese, it is also known as the Empress tree.

In Japan it is commonly known as kiri, reaches 15 feet in height in its first year, this type of development is more typical of a plant than a tree.

This fact has a positive impact on our planet, since it greatly helps to combat climate change for carbon projects which nowadays it’s something very valuable for a nature based solution.

A full growth paulownia tree captures 10 times more CO2 than the rest of the tree species thanks to its rapid growth.

On the other hand, the Paulownia tree has the reputation of being a miraculous tree because it purifies the soil where it anchors its roots and it is capable of sprouting up to seven times once it has been cut.

The paulownia tree is resistant to pests and diseases due to low oil content and resins. It’s leaves are big they can reach up to 35-40 cm. They are also rich in nitrogen and can be used as an alternative cattle fodder for feeding.

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WHAT IS PAULOWNIA WOOD?

Paulownia wood or kiri wood has a light color with pink reflections and does not have knots and its main characteristic is its lightness, reaching an average density of around at 280 Kg / m3.

Apart from this, thanks to its porosity, Paulownia has great attributes such as its thermal and acoustic insulator. It is also a wood very resistant to humidity and putrefaction, and thanks to its easy handling, it’s a material that users find to be very versatile and easy to handle. Besides this we can also assure that this type of wood also allows users to apply any type of stain, varnish, color.

As we mentioned before, Paulownia is a variety of wood that can add value to any final product which lightness is a relevant parameter.

Empress Wood, Kiri Wood (Paulownia) wood offers many applications and uses.

The wood of the paulownia tree produces great sawn lumber as well as for numerous high-quality wood-based materials. In addition to the production of glue-laminated panels and blockboards, Paulownia wood offers excellent material properties for the manufacture of rotary veneer materials such as plywood. Due to its material properties, paulownia wood is mainly used in the Mobility, Construction and Lifestyle sectors.

Areas of application here include:

Musical:

Instruments made from paulownia sounded clear and melodious and lightweight Guitars, Mandolins, Luthier, gayageums

Mobility:

Ship and boat building, surfboards, model airplanes and gliders, and camper construction

Construction:

Ceilings, stairs, windows, mass timber buildings and tiny homes, wooden facades, constructions for trade fairs, events and stages

Lifestyle:

Furniture, home accessories such as vases and bowls, garden furniture, packaging and storage containers.

Medicinal:

Medicinal Uses of Paulownia Biological activity and traditional uses of Paulownia. More than 130 physiologically active constituents have been isolated from different parts of the Paulownia plant.

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What is BioChar?

What is BioChar

Biochar can be made from organic biomass. What is biomass? Biomass is every where: grass clippings, timber waste, trees with beetle infestation, crop waste, vegetable scraps, cardboard, paper, manure and even dead animals. After all we are just talking about durable carbon that remains in the soil for very long periods of time.

Biochar and charcoal may look alike but the difference is how they are used. Charcoal is used as a fuel and biochar is used in the soil as a valuable soil amendment. It holds nutrients in the soil preventing them from washing away from storms.

How is biochar made from organic biomass?

Organic biomass is heated to a high temperature absent of oxygen, in doing so a chemical process occurs and moisture is driven out of the material and dried out, what is left is a very light black material that under a microscope looks like a honeycomb.

Biochar For Climate Change

Biochar is a tool for linked to bioenergy production can be carbon negative and restore infertile soil to help reduce climate change.

By enriching the soil we remove and sequester excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the soil.

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BioChar on Paulownia Tree Farms

Our paulownia tree plantations that are utilized in carbon project managment for the the creation of carbon credits for the voluntary and compliance carbon markets utilize the biochar as a soil amendment to grow healthy paulownia trees.

As you see how the use of biochar supports a 360 degree circular economy. Utilizing our paulownia forest waste, the limbs from the tops of the trees, the off cuts from our paulownia lumber operations and saw dust are used as biochar biomass to feed our trees the nutrients they need and support healthy soils for all of our agricultural operations.

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Paulownia Trees Planted Around The World

Paulownia trees are planted in over 60 countries.

History of Introduction Paulownia Trees and International Spread
In the past, P. tomentosa has been introduced as an ornamental in many European countries and in the USA. It was brought to Europe in the 1830s by the Dutch East India Company, and taken to North America a few years later, and has been naturalized in the eastern USA and is also grown on the west coast.

Details of Where Paulownia Are Planted CABI link: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.39100

You must know that there are 17 different species of paulownia.
Everyone reading this post must do their homework. There are 17 different species of paulownia trees (depending on taxonomic authority) in the family Paulowniaceae.

TYPES OF PAULOWNIA TREES
Six to 17 species, including: Paulownia catalpifolia Paulownia elongata Paulownia fargesii Paulownia fortunei Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia taiwaniana Paulownia tomentosa

Tested and confirmed species:[13]
Paulownia kawakamii
Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia catalpifolia
Paulownia x taiwaniana
Paulownia elongata
Paulownia fargesii
Paulownia fortunei — dragon tree.[25]
Potential variety, hybrid, and synonym species:
Paulownia glabrata
Paulownia grandifolia
Paulownia imperialis
Paulownia australis
Paulownia lilacina
Paulownia longifolia
Paulownia meridionalis
Paulownia mikado
Paulownia recurva
Paulownia rehderiana
Paulownia shensiensis
Paulownia silvestrii
Paulownia thyrsoidea
Paulownia duclouxii
Paulownia viscosa

Prepared by CABI of Wellington, UK for the purpose of identification of the Paulownia Elongata species for use in United Nation countries for Carbon Credit plantations. This document accepts the Paulownia Elongata as a non-invasive species in all United Nation Countries.

It says in that document “Paulownia is categorized as an invasive exotic”.
Yes it dos say that.

BUT IT ALSO SAYS:
Paulownia is categorized as an invasive exotic. Although there is little doubt that it is an exotic, the question of its invasiveness is open to conjecture. The many small seeds of Paulownia are windblown. However, the seeds do not germinate and survive unless the seed falls on sterile soil. New germinates of Paulownia have a high rate of mortality from damping-off disease caused by a variety of soil fungi. Generally, Paulownia does not colonize open areas unless sterile soil is present, as in construction activities, recent burned areas and road cuts. Rarely does Paulownia colonize fields, because of the ever-present fungi.

Only one, the tomentosa, is listed as invasive in some areas. This single species has painted the entirety of the genus into the corner of being labeled as invasive and gets all the attention, while the other species are assumed to have the same traits. This is an incorrect assumption that requires further exploration.

The species as a whole should not be labeled as invasive. The seeds are extremely difficult to germinate and the trees actually have a low survival rate in the wild compared to native trees.
Paulownia offer many ecosystem benefits including carbon drawdown, soil restoration, pollination services, and shade for companion crops not found in other trees. All together, these characteristics make the paulownia an ideal tree to grow for both economic and environmental reasons.
Most of the information found on the internet does not differentiate between the 17 different species within the genus Paulownia, but only one, the tomentosa, is invasive in some areas of the world.

Do Your Paulownia RESEARCH:
Plenty of research is available… perhaps start here: https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/documents/pb1465.pdf
https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.39100

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Visit us at: https://bioeconomysolutions.com/paulownia-carbon-credits/ Let’s chat about paulownia tree solutions for sustainable Forest carbon credits projects.

Where to buy paulownia? We’re providing new paulownia trees from our U.S. South Carolina Paulownia tree farm facility.

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