From vnkvrdn from yahoo.ca  Thu Feb 12 09:29:16 2009
From: vnkvrdn from yahoo.ca (Gerald Van Koeverden)
Date: Thu Feb 12 13:44:06 2009
Subject: [Agroforestry] cold-hardy Paulownia for Canada
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Are there any cold-hardy varieties of Paulownia available for  
Southwestern Ontario in Canada?  I know there is one that seems to be  
able to survive in British Columbia; however in Ontario, they die  
back every year.

Thanks

From dmorris from enocis.org  Fri Feb 13 13:01:47 2009
From: dmorris from enocis.org (David W Morris)
Date: Sat Feb 14 12:44:15 2009
Subject: [Agroforestry] Growing Zones Paulownia
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Gerald attached is a Chart of the Optimum Growing Zones for Paulownia.
Although they WILL grow where you are they will lose their leaves every
winter. You may read further about paulownia at www.paulownianow.org David W
Morris

 

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a
very narrow field.

 -- Niels Bohr

 

From dmorris from enocis.org  Thu Feb 26 05:15:40 2009
From: dmorris from enocis.org (David W Morris)
Date: Thu Feb 26 10:46:51 2009
Subject: [Agroforestry] Are Pawlonia trees too good to be true?
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Mike and Lorri you might go to the internet and read an article "Comparative
Analysis of Teak vs Paulownia" That will give you some insight into
paulownia. Like anything, paulownia has specific uses. For most people it is
either ascetic or commercial. They either want shade to decorate their
garden or to make money.

 

In many places paulownia is considered a pernicious weed because it is
difficult to kill once established. However to others it is a God send
because it offers alternate sources of income relatively quickly to peoples
of extreme poverty.

 

For more information on paulownia you might read www.paulownianow.org and
for information on investing in paulownia in Panama you can go to
www.panampro.com which will give you a balanced impartial perspective from
which you can draw your own conclusions.

 

David W Morris

 

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them
right, or they will get you wrong. -- Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732