Question: I found what I think is Paulownia tomentosa in York ME. It is on the edge of a dirt section …
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I found what I think is Paulownia tomentosa in York ME. It is on the edge of a dirt section of Mountain Rd and I think it may have been transported in fill material about two or three years ago. There is only one stem three feet high. What do you think?
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Dear David, good morning. You have found Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa), which has some similarities with Paulownia. Notice on one of your images, the leaf blades connect to the petiole at the base of the blade, in Paulownia, it looks a bit like they connect to the underneath (but close to the base). Also, the base of the blade has exposed veins (the lowest pair of veins form the edge of the leaf blade). This does not happen in Paulownia. If this brief discussion doesn't make sense, feel free to email me for a longer discussion.
