Hardiness of Royal Empress Tree
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Comments (18)If you take the time to prune a royal empress tree every year, water it, and fertilize it, and it is protected from high winds...it will end up looking like what you see in the pictures. Those are real trees! However, since most people do not have those resources....there are other good trees to get. You might want a catalpa, some type of redbud tree...but my personal favorite as a substitute is the Northern Magnolia. It has beautiful pink blooms that cover the branches before the leaves come out with a light fragrance, so it will not attract many bees. Plus, since it is magnolia, it will have leaves year round even though they look deciduous. It is hardy to zone 5, perfect! http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B0_LtEuv5yg/SB97QDkoozI/AAAAAAAABE0/bZPBK_szb40/s320/Northern%2BMagnolia%2B2.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3471005529_3004ba99c6.jpg?v=0...See Moreroyal empress tree
Comments (5)I don't have problems with mine and this is what I was told by a nursery owner. 'This yearâÂÂs Empress Trees are in short supply. Recent publicity and recommendations from TV shows like Oprah have fueled demand. Just beware that not all Empress Trees are the same. Some nurseries use wild seed that doesn't grow as quickly and can be invasive. Others use growth inhibitors to keep their trees smaller for shipping. This can stay in the tree for several months, giving you disappointing results. Fast Growing Trees Nursery uses proven stock that's non-invasive, faster growing, and hardier... your tree arrives ready for explosive growth.' Here is a link that might be useful: royalempresstree...See MoreHow should I prune this Royal Empress Tree?
Comments (4)In climates that experience regular winter frosts these die back for a few years when young, then settle down to produce the permanent structure. Once they build up enough vigor they are very quick to grow past any pruning that is done - you can even manage them as a foliage plant that is cut off near the ground each year, then stop doing it and have a tree shape develop anyway. One that I cut off and dug out because the roots were circling sprouted from the root pieces (beyond the central, girdling crown) that were left. I kept one of these sprouts and soon got a perfectly acceptable, single trunk specimen with an elevated head of branches. So if yours is new you might want to leave it be for a little longer, then fix it once it starts to take off (when these have a full head of steam built up they grow sometimes yards at a time). When it is strong enough you could just cut it down at the end of winter and select a single stem from the re growth. In the meantime cutting part of the existing top away might just make it take a little longer to build up enough energy to produce a tree shape....See MorePlanting a Royal Empress Tree in West Texas: Yay or Nay?
Comments (7)They are originally from Western China and that is typically an arid area unless in tis in the foothills (not on the rain shadow) to the Himalayas and then it has moisture. I know they grow wild in Zilker Park in Austin or so the Park official arborist tole me. That is wetter than you and the dirt is river bottom rich clay with a lot of humus there. From a woodworkers eye on life, I have heard that this tree expands equally across the grain as it does lengthwise. MOST wood expands due to moisture across the grain but Not lengthwise. This makes this wood a very easy wood to build with making certain fancy joinery much easier to do without cracking when there is a crossgrain disagreement. The Japanese highly regard this wood for making boxes, musical instruments and other stuff....See Moretnrob
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