One of the trees that brings me questions every year is one that has some extremely positive and extremely negative points. It's the royal paulownia, also known as the empress tree. The royal ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Paulownia tomentosa has had marvelous press on the Internet. Several ...

Q Our daughter and family moved into a house in Bentonville. This plant is growing next to the house. We have not been able to identify it. Could you help? A The plant is a deciduous shade tree, ...

I am looking for suggestions for a fast-growing shade tree. Have been reading about royal empress and the hybrid poplar, but welcome any ideas or suggestions. Probably the fastest-growing tree I can ...

It all started with the world’s fastest-growing tree — the Royal Empress Tree. That’s an auspicious place to start a business, but true to its roots, the DTC large plants seller FastGrowingTrees.com ...