Amur Cherry vs Empress Tree - TreeTime.ca

Amur Cherry vs Empress Tree

Prunus maackii

Paulownia tomentosa

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Amur Cherry
Empress Tree

Amur Cherry is a beautiful, fast-growing ornamental tree. It features attractive bronze/red bark that peels horizontally in strips.

This hardy tree bears white flowers in the spring, black fruit held in clusters in the late summer, and pointy leaves that turn yellow in the fall.

The Empress Tree is a fast growing, ornamental shade tree. It has purple, fragrant flowers that are quite attractive. The flowers emerge before the leaves in early spring. The leaves of this tree can grow very large, up to 30 cm long.

As one of the fastest growing trees in the world, this tree has been given considerable attention for carbon sequestration projects. It drops many seeds which can make it invasive in warmer climates. Please do some research and plant the right tree in the right place.

The Empress tree’s genus name comes from Princess Paulowna, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia.

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Empress Tree Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 5a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium

Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Fall colour: lemon yellow
Flowers: white, in spring
Flowers: light purple
Berries: black fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: amur chokecherry
Other Names: chinese empress tree, foxglove tree, princess tree, royal paulownia