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A Fast Growing Eco-timber that restores the earth
Our natural forests are being cut down at a completely unsustainable rate. This includes irreplaceable native temperate, tropical and boreal forests, the “lungs of the planet” and the earth’s largest terrestrial carbon sinks.
World Tree is meeting the surge in demand for sustainably sourced hardwood lumber through the development of Empress tree farms.
World Tree’s Empress Splendor (botanical names Paulownia elonagata and Paulownia fortunei) is an extremely fast growing hardwood tree. Non-GMO and non-invasive, the Empress can reach hardwood maturity in only ten years and regenerates multiple times without replanting.
Known as the ‘aluminum of lumber’, the Empress produces a versatile lumber with a high strength-to-weight ratio.
- Grows 10-20 feet per year
- Reaches maturity in 10 years
- Produces a versatile hardwood
- High strength to weight ratio
- Regrows after harvest without replanting
