Order of the Paulownia Flowers happened in 1888.

Order of the Paulownia Flowers was created in 1888.

Processed Paulownia timber currently sells for the price of approximately 500$- 1000$US per cubic metre

Paulownia tomentosa ? Common name the Empress/Princess tree. The flowers look like foxglove flowers if it's the one you mean. Lovely HUGE leaves!

Paulownia seedlings are valued at anything from $2 to $3. Once the tree is a year or two old, it would be valued as a stick, and from the years 5-10 possibly as material for the creation processed timber. The value depends on the age, quality, ultimate use and type of Paulownia tree.