Spacing for Paulownia

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Spacing for Paulownia

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What sort of space should I leave around a small Paulownia? I want to cut it back every year for the leaves & it's hard to imagine how big they could get!
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want one of these myself but i should imagine that most of the growth we want is up so leaving enough room for a stump to develope not that much i should think.. :D
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The leaves can be close about 80cm across, so including the stalks they can potentially have a very wide span, maybe in excess of 2m. The lowest leaves get the largest so it takes up the most space close to ground level. Mine shaded a lot of stuff out last year. In the end I removed some of the lower leaves to allow some light to surrounding plants.
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My largest leaves were 80cm last year, but depending on how much you cut off will determine how low the new shoots are. Like Simon I remove the lower leaves. :wink:
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hi jo, it will also depend on how many shoots you leave on as to how much spread you will get. i've left two on this year because i wanted a fuller looking plant, not sure how much that will affect the size of the leaves though.

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Not a great deal I shouldn't have thought, Lee. I left two shoots last year and got leaves in exess of 80cm. I kept just the one this year so it wouldn't take up so much room. We'll see if I can make a 1m leaf.
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Mine is only about 14 inches with 1 stem. I got it from Italian ebay for about 5 euro, they seem to have quite a few if anyone wants to try them.
As it's only one stem should I just plant & let it grow this year & start cutting it down next spring or whip the top off it after planting? Luckily we're having great weather at the moment - rain!

I tried a seed grown one a few years ago, but it got pruned by football & didn't recover!
I also bought an erythrina crista galli & they've sent me a lovely plant.
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Hi Jo, I cut mine back each year and just allow one stem to grow. Here it is last August, I would say that the span across the bottom was more than two metres and it reached around four metres in height. Just plant yours out and then cut it back next spring. If you cut the top off now you will just be promoting new shoots from the base.

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Jo, it also depends on the age of the plant. As you said if you prune with a football :shock:too young, it has no stored energy to restart. :wink: ... I prefer secateurs personally :lol:
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I don't grow Paulownia, but having a 14 year old son, and 2 similarly aged boys next door I do sympathise with the unorthodox pruning method you have. :lol:
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Nigel Fear wrote:I don't grow Paulownia, but having a 14 year old son, and 2 similarly aged boys next door I do sympathise with the unorthodox pruning method you have. :lol:
That's why I have a huge Agave americana :twisted: :lol:
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I would recommend allowing them to establish in the ground for a season before stooling, even if it is a good size plant.
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how about a leaf size competition! :D


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What a fabulous pic Steve! It's hard to imagine just how much things are going to grow.
You have no idea how many new balls I've had to buy because of agaves & cacti!
Thanks for the advice one & all.
A leaf competition sounds a good idea, mine are about 14cm across at the moment so I guess I lose .... this year.
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jo, we can measure at any time during the summer and post a pic of the largest leaves produced! :)

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