[Agroforestry] Re: Paulownia Empress Splendor in Canada

[Gerald Van Koeverden]

I went to Smale's web site too.  But I wonder about his figures, for =20
example:  "Grains produce approximately 10 tonnes of grain per acre. =20
Empress Splendor=99 is capable of producing up to 70 tonnes of =20
cellulose per acre."

Wheat yields in Ontario average about 65-70 bu/acre; with wheat =20
@60lb./bu, that works out to about 4,000 lb./acre, or 2 tons.   So =20
maybe I have to divide his 70 tons of Paulownia by 5 too?

I'm also wondering about his description of Empress Splendor as a =20
"bioengineered" plant.  Is he just referring to the plant as being =20
propagated by tissue culture, or has it been genetically altered; if =20
so, what specifically did the breeder do to it?  I can't find any =20
information on the genetic history.



On 16-Mar-09, at 12:15 AM, David W Morris wrote:

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> =93A Bob Smale from Mossley, Ontario, Canada is promoting the sale of =20=

> "Empress Splendor" a strain of Paulownia tomentosa.  He's planting =20
> 1000 trees in the area.  Will be curious to see how cold-hardy they =20=

> are=94.
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> Gerald the Enoch Olinga College (ENOCIS) will be interested in =20
> knowing the results too since paulownia are ok for commercial =20
> purposes up to zone 5.
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> I went to his web site and looked at the trees. The trees, leaves =20
> and flowers look just like our paulownia elongata. =20
> www.paulownianow.org Take a look.
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> David W Morris
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> Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in =20
> overalls and looks like work. -- Thomas A. Edison
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