The Empress Splendor tree has so many eco friendly qualities that I’m going to go for the obvious and start with the foundation. As many of us know, the type of soil you are working with is key to how well your plants will grow.
In the past the southern states were most widely known for growing cotton. One of the many problems with growing cotton is the negative effect it has on the soil. After only a few years the ground becomes almost toxic and unable to grow any other crops. Because of this toxicity many plantations have been left barren and mother nature has been slowly trying to repair the damage ever since. This is where the Empress tree comes in. They are natural lovers and producers of nitrogen. That means they continue to enrich the soil as the leaves break down each winter, putting back nutrients the soil needs to become brown an rich again. It also gives the tree the nitrogen it needs to thrive eliminating the need for commercial fertilizers.
The Empress is also a naturally fire resistant plant. While the trees are growing, they are considered a ‘wet wood’. This simply means that the plant naturally maintains internal stores of water. It is also hollow in the middle which acts as a waterway for the entire plant to help sustain it’s amazing growth. Because of all this water, it has the ability to limit or resist the spread of wildfires, even in dry conditions.
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