Q. I have an empress tree that has grown tall but has never bloomed. Thank you for any information on this tree. -- D.G., Willis A. The Japanese sapphire tree, Chinese empress tree, Japanese ...

The Empress tree is a wet wood which makes it naturally fire and insect resistant. It is a non-invasive, hybrid species, that can grow in many parts of the United States and Canada, where its primary ...

Last spring I planted a tiny 10-inch-tall empress tree (Paulownia tomentosa). I did it knowing full well that I’d never see any of its fragrant violet flowers and that, more ...

MOWEAQUA - "Jack and the Beanstalk" has got nothing on Gerald Ringo and the empress tree. Ringo, armed with two green thumbs, felt like taking a botanical walk on the wild side three years ago ...

IN THE GARDEN: Empress Tree. August 22, 2020 at 7:58 a.m. by Janet B. Carson. This Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) will rapidly grow taller and could become a problem if left where it is.