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The economic botany of the paulownias

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The wood of paulownia is strong and light. It is extensively employed in eastern Asia for building, furniture, musical instruments, chests, clogs and plywood. The potentiality of using paulownia wood in the aeronautical age for the manufacture of crating and boxing lumber for airplane express or freight shipment is highly appraised. The possibilities of employing paulownia wood in small boat building and for carving and the use of paulownia chips as bedding in dairy barns or as litter in chicken houses are excellent. The Chinese practice of administering parts of paulownias for the growth of hair and in other fields of medicine are reviewed. These practices await scientific investigation and evaluation.

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Shiu-Ying, H. The economic botany of the paulownias. Econ Bot 15, 11–27 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02906759

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