Paulownia are planted primarily for timber production. The
decoratively grained timber is soft and easy to work, but strong
for its weight and does not easily warp or split. Paulownia
timber air dries well, thus eliminating or reducing the expense
of kiln drying. As it is a pale timber, plantation grown
Paulownia can be stained to imitate a wide range of other timber
types and can be used to replace tropical rainforest timbers.
Uses include doors, window frames and other interior fittings as
well as furniture and anywhere light but relatively strong and
visually attractive timber panels are required, such as boats
and aircraft. Paulownia trees are also useful for various
biomass applications, fodder, shade, protection for crops,
prevention of land degradation through erosion or salinity,
honey production during the spring and their outstanding value
as a fast growing landscape and feature tree. They are also very
effective as a sink for waste water with the ability to rapidly
convert nutrient rich effluent in