The professional Kiri tree care as a guarantee of high timber yields

At WeGrow, we have been growing Kiri trees (Paulownia) as an agricultural crop for over a decade in the form of short rotation plantations or agroforestry. Compared to Central European forestry, we use agricultural cultivation techniques. Thus, the cultivation is significantly more labor and investment intensive, but can achieve significantly higher yields per year and hectare compared to traditional forestry. In contrast to forestry, the Kiri trees are already growing at their final spacing and each individual trunk is subjected to value pruning. In addition, plant growth is promoted by a targeted and needs-based supply of nutrients.

Maintaining the plantation areas of your Kiri trees

Despite their enormous growth potential, Kiri trees are very weak in competition during the first years of cultivation. Therefore, especially during the tree establishment phase, competing vegetation must be consistently controlled. Without control of competing vegetation, Kiri trees can be completely overgrown even by grasses or annual weeds. Therefore, we recommend preventing overgrowth by using our reusable Tree Protectors in conjunction with mechanical methods.

It is also important to prevent damage to the root system by mice as a preventive measure. We have extensive expertise in this area as well and will be happy to advise you.

Watering and fertilizing the Kiri trees

A needs-based water supply and fertilization are essential for optimum wood growth. In the first years of cultivation, an adequate supply of nutrients to fast-growing tree stands is elementary. In regions with very cold winters, the targeted supply of selected nutrients can also contribute to improved maturity and thus hardening of the trees.

We support our customers with comprehensive fertilizer and irrigation tables as well as instructions throughout the entire production period from planting to harvest.