Princess Tree

Common names: Princess tree, empress tree, royal paulownia

Native To: China

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1840s

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Introduced as an ornamental

Impact: Grows and produces seeds rapidly, and displaces native species in disturbed areas

Current U.S. Distribution: Eastern U.S., Southern U.S., Midwest

• Northern Distribution Map (PDF | 225 KB) / Invasive Species Maps
  USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)
• Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (county distribution for Southeastern States)

U.S. States and U.S. National Parks Where Reported Invasive: Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States map

Management Plans: Plants

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Paulownia tomentosa
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Paulownia tomentosa Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud. - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy; Legal Aspects

Princess Tree - Invasive Plants of Asian Origin Established in the United States and Their Natural Enemies (2004; PDF | 568 KB)
USDA. Forest Service.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Controls

Princess Tree - Weed of the Week (Mar 8, 2005; PDF | 197 KB)
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Paulownia tomentosa - Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Princesstree, Paulownia - A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.; Bugwood Wiki.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Dispersion; Controls

Plant Profile for Paulownia tomentosa - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Illustrations; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Princess Tree - Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas (2002)
DOI. National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Paulownia tomentosa: Exotic Tree, Native Problem - Fire Science Brief (Jul 2010; PDF | 649 KB)
Joint Fire Science Program.
Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Dispersion

Princess-tree
Alabama Forestry Commission.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Habitat; Controls

Paulownia tomentosa - Invasive Species Leaflet No. 14 (Mar 2010; PDF | 209 KB)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. North Carolina Forest Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Dispersion; Controls

Princess-tree
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Invasive Exotic Plant Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Dispersion; Special Note: Species Management and Control Information

Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree) - Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)
University of Connecticut. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Princesstree - Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution

Invasive Plant Hit List: Paulownia - Kentucky Woodlands Magazine (Dec 2009; PDF | 1.15 MB)
University of Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Controls

Princess Tree - Going Native: Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
North Carolina State University. North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Dispersion; Controls

Empress-tree, Princess-tree - Invasive Plant Fact Sheets (Apr 2002; PDF | 231 KB)
University of Pennsylvania. Morris Arboretum; Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Princess Tree
Purdue University. Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Paulownia tomentosa (tree) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Princesstree
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Invader of the Month - Princess Tree (May 2007)
Maryland Invasive Species Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Paulownia tomentosa
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Princess Tree
Plant Conservation Alliance. Alien Plant Working Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Princess Tree - Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Princess Tree, Empress Tree, Royal Paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)
Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Controls

Paulownia tomentosa
TexasInvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls