| Common Name | Northern catalpa, catalpa, hardy catalpa, cigar tree |
| Botanical Name | Catalpa speciosa |
| Family | Bignoniaceae |
| Plant Type | Deciduous tree |
| Mature Size | 40-70 ft. high, 20-50 ft. wide |
| Sun Exposure | Full, partial |
| Soil Type | Moist, well-drained |
| Soil pH | Acidic to neutral (5.5-7.0) |
| Bloom Time | Late spring/Early summer |
| Flower Color | White |
| Hardiness Zones | 4-8 (USDA |
| Native Area | North America (U.S. Midwest) |
What a beauty.
ReplyDeleteHuge leaves the size of dinner plates.
DeleteIt is a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how old this tree is, it's huge!
DeleteLovely and majestic. Why is it also called a cigar tree? I used to live close to a street named Catalpa Ave. Never knew it was actually a tree.
ReplyDeleteSue
In the autumn it has long narrow seedpods hanging down, they look rather like a long cigar. I wouldn't advise smoking one though.
DeleteThat is a lovely tree. Joyce Kilmer would be pleased
ReplyDeleteThere was a catalpa in the driveway of my previous house. The leaves took a long time in the spring to emerge, and then in the autumn the temperature would fall to a certain level, and every leaf would fall off on the same day, leaving piles of green sludge in the driveway.
DeleteA big tree indeed.
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