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(First upload on November 9 2016. Last on October 7 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]

Paulownia Siebold et Zucc. (キリ) Kiri (キリ, 桐), empress tree, princess tree or foxglove tree Lifeform: fast-growing, deciduous, short tree ≈ 10 m tall Origin: propably in China (transplnted to south to southern Hokkaido in Japan Habitat: sometimes naturalized on roadsides and open lands Seed: wind-dispersal by wings

Use: wood for furniture (high class), with low wood density ≈ 0.3 Chromosome number: 2n = 40

Paulownia tomentosa in Hokkaido

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[1-3] in a small park (not maintained well) near the Muroran Marine Experimental Station of Hokkaido University on September 12 2016. [4/5] near the Date City Office on June 25 2021. [6] beside a Chinese restaurant in N17/W4, North Ward, Sapporo, on September 10 2021.