TGG ONLINE STORE
If you came directly to this page please first see the INTRODUCTION TO HEADSTARTERS™ which describes the product available for sale in the online store.
PRODUCTS ON THIS PAGE AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA ONLY - FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES PLEASE SEE BULK PRODUCTS
IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO BUY? Paulownia are deciduous trees. (They drop their leaves for winter.) It is ok to plant now in the northern tropics, but in most of Australia it is too late to plant into the ground. You may pot Headstarters into a freely draining potting mix in preparation for planting out in spring or you can simply delay your order until the weather is warm again. For more see "When" on the info page.
HOW TO ORDER:
- Choose from the varieties below.
- Select a pack from the drop down menu.
- Click 'Add to cart'.
- As TGG is mostly a bulk supplier, we don't use credit card payment. During Checkout you will be given the choice between paying by Cheque / Money Order or Bank Transfer and will be given payment details. After Checkout you will be emailed an invoice.
- Make your payment. IMPORTANT: if paying by Bank Transfer; to avoid delay, after making the transfer please email sales@toadgully.com.au to let us know you have made your payment.
- Your plants will be delivered by Australia Post within 10 days of payment (usually 4-5 working days), unless you have requested otherwise.
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CAF15+
Species:
Paulownia fortunei
Variety:
Paotong Plus 
This is a plus tree selected by TGG from a Chinese Academy of Forestry variety from Guangdong Province China. This variety or related selections (such as FGD09) have made up the bulk of Paulownia plantings in Australia to date (mostly in temperate to sub-tropical zones). Reliable, robust and adaptable to a wide range of soil and climate; if healthy will easily tolerate -10°C in winter to 47°C in summer. Good trunk form for rapid timber production and ornamental shade tree, with pyramid to rounded canopy shape in maturity. Large purple, fading to pink, trumpet shaped flowers cover the tree in spring, infusing the air with honey suckle blended with violet-like fragrance.
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FGD09
Species:
Paulownia fortunei
Variety:
Guangdong Select 
Derived from a Guangdong seed orchard and further developed by TGG in Australia. TGG have supplied this variety to plantations in climatic regions ranging from arid (with very long hot summers and heavy frost in winter) to wet tropics, with positive results. Early growth is steady with a growth spurt in year 3 followed by good increment each year with a form suitable for timber production and ornamental shade tree. In spring, for a mature tree, the pyramid form canopy above the straight trunk is decorated with spectacular large pale purple to cream with yellow and dark purple interior trumpet shaped flowers, with an aroma evocative of jasmine.
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TG121
Species:
Paulownia fortunei
Variety:
Austral Splendour 
Created by TGG from a GuiZhou Province, China, line which has been greatly improved through induced change and selection, Austral Splendour has been supplied to a wide range of sites from Thailand to Arizona. Early growth is very rapid supported by enormous large dark green leaves. As the trunk develops it thickens and strengthens ensuring a robust tree more resilient to less than perfect conditions. The form is pyramid shaped becoming rounded with age with generally around 4 to 6m clear stem before the lower branches (although can also be a shorter bushier shape if desired, by pruning tips and encouraging lower limbs). Extraordinarily impressive in spring, with a complete covering of masses of honey suckle / jasmine scented, frilly, bright bluish-purple trumpet flowers with unique deep purple throats.
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MIXED
Species:
Paulownia fortunei
Variety:
CAF15+ Paotong Plus, FGD09 Guangdong Select and TG121 Austral Splendour. 
Mixed packs of the CAF15+ Paulownia fortunei Paotong Plus, FGD09 Paulownia fortunei Guangdong Select and TG121 Paulownia fortunei Austral Splendour containing extra large Headstarters™.
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- Pack A: 1 of each, labelled.
- Pack B: 2 of each, labelled.
