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The Empress Paulownia grows the fastest of any tree species. This tree can grow up to 20 feet the first year, and some have been documented growing 12 inches in 21 days. Empress trees produce 3 to 4 times more oxygen than any other known tree. It is native to central and western China, but invasive in the US.
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