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Paulownia
A couple of weeks ago I made a rare visit to central Manchester and walked through St Peter's Square. I was pleased to find that, as part of a major re-fashioning of the square, lots of Foxglove trees [Paulownia tomentosa] had been planted and they were in full bloom. They looked stunning, and and suited the urban environment very well. Would never have dreamt 30 yrs ago that such a sight would be possible. At least something positive from global warming.
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A few years back someone wrote about the possibility of vines growing on the slopes above Macclesfield. I thought the idea was so much hogwash but who knows...................
I had a Paulownia at my last house. Planted it out at 4" height and the tree was 25'-30' tall in just 10 years. Sadly, the next owners have chopped it down. Such is life.