shibui wrote:Hi Noah,
Just noticed this post.
Your tree is probably a Pawlonia (Princess tree, Powton, etc). Native of China I believe. Very fast growing in the right conditions - reported up to 6 metres in a year under ideal conditions- but really soft wood. The twigs are usually hollow but I haven't had the opportunity to check the larger branches or trunk. Flowers are clusters of purple bells with lighter patterns followed by pointed oval seedpods. It is deciduous so get ready to rake up all those great big leaves!
Leaves make good stock feed and the species has been planted recently as woodlots and stock feed trees through Victoria.
Be careful digging anywhere near it - they sucker like mad, especially when roots are cut. Grows easily from root cuttings though.
Catalpa (Indian Bean) looks similar but I think it has white flowers followed by long pods.
Mate thanks for that, im asking the owner today, i believe she knows what is is. There is also several large liquid ambers, acers , spruce (birdsnest ) i believe and some sort of cedar. When i get down there ill do more investagating.
Thanks to everyone who replied and i think between the acres, ambers and this tree the rake will be kept busy