Paulownia Prospers

Way back last August I reported that we had been given a paulownia plant by Ribblehead viaduct engineer Tony Freschini. I know that at least two followers were concerned that it looked like a dead twig when all of its leaves fell off soon afterwards. I must say it did look a bit that way but paulownia is a deciduous plant - well tree actually - with enormous leaves, without which it looks very dead.

I am pleased to report that after a winter inside the tank roof it is sprouting away like mad: