Quoting the website: >Is the tree invasive? >The short answer is: No, the Empress Splendor tree is not invasive. >The Empress Splendor tree belongs to the ge

Quoting the website: >Is the tree invasive? >The short answer is: No, the Empress Splendor tree is not invasive. >The Empress Splendor tree belongs to the genus Paulownia. There are many different species of Paulownia and only one is classified as invasive, the Paulownia tomentosa (http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/printree.shtml http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/printree.shtml). We do not use this variety, choosing instead non-invasive species such as the Paulownia fortuneii. >The Rainforest Alliance has chosen Paulownia as an ecologically sound tree for the purposes of reforestation and carbon sequestration (View the Rainforest Alliance Report). >The Rainforest Alliance is internationally recognized as a certification program for sustainable forestry and best practices for tree planting and agroforestry.