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Paulownia tomentosa. Paulownia is a genus of angiosperm trees, and one of the fastest-growing trees in the world. [12] Paulownia tomentosa can grow over 30 metres (98 ft) tall and has large heart shaped leaves ranging from 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in) wide and 15–30 centimetres (6–12 in) long with a 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in)-long petiole. [13]
The board design was based on the ancient Hawaiian Paipo boards (Paipo meaning short or small board). In Hawaii people learnt the art of riding prone on these short wooden boards before they attempted to stand up on the longer "alaia" boards. [2] The boards were made of Gaboon wood or of Paulownia wood. [2]
Since Korean paulownia is light, and easy to handle, it is considered good lumber. It can be used for making furniture, athletic goods and musical instruments. Specifically, the timber delivers sound well, so it is used to make the geomungo (Korean musical instrument with six strings) and the gayageum (twelve-string Korean zither). It also ...
Paulownia tomentosa, common names princess tree, [1] empress tree, or foxglove-tree, [2] is a deciduous hardwood tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to central ...
Paulowniaceae are a family of flowering plants within the Lamiales. [2] They are a monophyletic and monogeneric family of trees with currently 7 confirmed species. [3] They were formerly placed within Scrophulariaceae sensu lato, [4] or as a segregate of the Bignoniaceae.
The alaia's roots span back a thousand years. [3] Lala is the Hawaiian word describing the action of riding an alaia surfboard. Lala is a word found in the Hawaiian dictionary meaning ‘the controlled slide in the curl when surfing on a board.' [4] Princess KaŹ»iulani's alaia board, measuring 7ft 4in long, is preserved at the Bishop Museum.
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Paulownia elongata is planted as a forestry tree producing strong, yet light, wood. It is grown for lumber in North America and China. Commercial plantations are normally established from selected clones resulting from micropropagation. [1] They are known to grow up to 15 feet (4.6 m) or more in the first year.