Profitable paulownia is of great interest to agricultural producers in Ukraine.

The organizers of the event were: Center for Development and Legal Support of the Village and the Ukrainian Horticulture Business Development Project (UHBDP).

Tour participants visited the site of paulownia of Synergy-E LLC and met with business owner Alexander Gontsov. They could also inspect the snail farm.

Paulownia is an artificially bred and cloned tree that has good ability to survive and develop in extreme conditions (from -27 to + 45 ° C). The tree has large leaves, so every year it absorbs about 20 kg. carbon dioxide, while producing up to 6 kg. oxygen.

First of all, it is used as commercial wood used for the manufacture of surfboards, skis, snowboards, parquet, blinds, ceilings, furniture, as well as in shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing. In addition, paulownia wood is ideal for making musical instruments.

Paulownia is a good honey plant, the honey from it is transparent, reminiscent of acacia. Pellets are made from the waste materials resulting from the processing after sawing up commercial wood.