Growing a Royal Empress Tree

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a82allison Joined: 3/17/2008 Location: Florida Posts: 31	Posted: Mar/22/2008 5:28 PM PST I've been looking at these trees online and I'm debating ordering one from a nursery. I'm pretty sure that when these are shipped they are tiny...no more than twigs really. So my question is, has anyone grown one of these and started it when it was really tiny? How long can I expect to wait before it actually starts looking like a tree? LOL..can you tell I am very new at this?! Allison Quote \| Reply \| Report

BMan Joined: 3/10/2008 Location: Beavercreek OR Posts: 28	Posted: Mar/26/2008 8:20 AM PST They are very fast growing. 10 to 15 feet a year isn't unusual. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Quercus Joined: 1/27/2008 Location: Carneys Point NJ Posts: 7	Posted: Mar/26/2008 8:49 PM PST Yes, Very fast, not really a good landscape tree. Quote \| Reply \| Report