Martens Empress Enterprises was founded because of my father’s love for farming and growing anything and everything. About 3 years ago he started planting Empress Splendor trees. The initial planting consisted of only 10 trees as a pilot project. Although it was a bit of a rough start due to climate differences, he persevered and ended up planting around 800 trees in the initial field. Through trial an error, he has found the right mix of techniques to help these little gems grow and thrive! I began assisting my father on his farm………
What is an Empress Splendor Tree?
These eco friendly trees are a very specific strain of the Paulownia family. “Possibly the worlds most perfect tree!”, said the Farmer’s Almanac. And they were so right! The Empress tree is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest growing tree in the world. Once planted, this tree will grow up to 20 feet in the first year, and up to 85 feet in 10 years. I know that sounds too good to be true, but you can almost watch them grow. If you still don’t believe me, take a look at our amazing growth images here. If you simply need more information about the Empress Splendor, check out our full write up here.
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MEE is a relatively new company that was formed with the clear vision of making an impact on climate change through sustainable timber management. With this vision in mind, we are currently investing in planting the Empress Splendor strain of the Paulownia family. Through this endeavor we are striving to bring wood products to market quicker than any other tree, while having a positive impact on our environment.
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Do Empress Trees Align with Sustainability Goals?
As I began writing this post, I was going to go into all the reasons why the Empress tree is so special and how it measures up to all the sustainable goals put out by the government and the United Nations. I can certainly show you all of the data sheets and facts that prove …
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Happy International Women’s Day!!
Those of you who know me, know that I have been working on building my business growing Empress trees. Well, this is the first write up I have had and wanted to celebrate by sharing it with you. I’m hoping this is just one of many!! The image below is a picture of our trees …
Time for Planting!!
Boy it has been a busy month! It felt like the winter would never end so I could plant my trees. But here we are and the activities over the last few weeks have been crazy!! I originally wanted to take you through the process of planting as we went along, but alas that did …
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