AusBonsai

Hi guys,

This tree is on the property i recently bought and was wondering what it is. Apparenty it was planted not long after the house was built. 50 years ago. It flowers abundantly the previous owner has told me but i didnt ask when? anyway here are some pics. the property resides near wangaratta victoria

Identification solved

By Shibui

pawlonia

Could you get a closer shot of the leaf mate!!

I have no idea, but the leaves are ginormeous

wonder if the reduce

Ken

mate i cant as im still in QLD but my partner will in a few days. Just wondering what it is , might ask the previous owner.

im thinking some kind of nut???

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.

I think you somewhere near the mark shibui, it's either Catalpa bignonioides or Paulownia tomentosa. Well spotted.

Cheers
MM

could be a paulownia but the trunk to height ratio is a bit weird usually they are very tall single trunk like a big cedar but it could have been hacked back early on in life i guess we ust the timber for surfboards up here it is a bit heavier than balsa but extremely durable it is used for ships and coffins in native china check out http://www.tomwegenersurfboards.com

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

I think we have one of them in the front yard of a house around here. If you don't get anywhere I will knock on the door and ask if they know!