Quality characteristics of the selected variant of Paulownia tomentosa (Robust4) wood cultivated in Hungary

Besides the continuously increasing demand for wood, significant increase in its price also contributes to increasingly broader use of fast-growing wood species and cultivars. Newer variants are continue be cross-bred as a result. In case new variant within species, it is questionable how would adapt particular climatic environment quality yield. The characteristics Paulownia tomentosa (Robust4) obtained from Hungarian plantations generally identical those tomentosa. value air dry density - typically paulownia species- very low i.e. 273 kg/m3. Its strength values (compressive strength: 9,6 MPa; tensile 39,3 bending 41,7 modulus elasticity: 4116 impact 1,4 J/cm2) reach, some cases, exceed (Thunb.) Steud. Clone vitro 112 variant. Based on these, we can expect same Robust4 version other variants.