TIL Paulownia is also known as the "princess tree" because it was once customary to plant a Paulownia tree when a baby girl was born, and then to make it into a dresser as a wedding present when she married.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia



Submitted March 02, 2015 at 07:58PM by _1r0-8 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xo4xu/til_paulownia_is_also_known_as_the_princess_tree/