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Ornamental - It is used as an ornamental tree Wood - Construction: Timber, paper production. Eco-restoration - It is planted for soil improvement. Fodder - The leaves are a good source of fodder for goats (Akyildiz and Kol, 2010).
China, South Korea
It prefers full sun and moist soil but can also naturalize in disturbed areas. It is cultivated as a fast-growing tree for soil remediation and other benefits.
One of the fastest growing trees; commonly used for making musical instruments and highly resistant to air pollution
It is a deciduous, fast-growing tree that can reach up to 4.5 m in height within the first year of planting, and can grow up to 25 m in total height.
Stem is erect and rapidly growing, with smooth, gray bark when young, becoming rougher and fissured with age. It often has a distinctive swollen base.
Leaves are large, heart-shaped, and velvety due to dense hairs on both surfaces. They are oppositely arranged on the stem. The leaf margin is entire, and the leaf tip is pointed.
Flowers are large, trumpet-shaped, and fragrant. They are pale violet to lavender in color, arranged in showy panicles at the ends of branches. Flowering occurs before leaf emergence.
Fruit is a woody, capsule-like structure, containing numerous small, winged seeds. The capsule is oval-shaped and brown when mature.
Flowering: March, before leaf emergence
Fruiting: August to autumn