Plant Portrait
Scientific Name: |
Catalpa speciosa |
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Common Name: |
Catalpa Tree |
Native/Alien: |
Native |
Type: |
Tree |
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Blooms
Black Mountain, Mid-June 2002
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Blooms Strange, how different the blooms are from each other.
Black Mountain, Mid-June 2002
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Closeup of Bloom Wow! I've read that the blooms smell bad, but I did not notice it.
Black Mountain, Mid-June 2002
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Seed Pods Look at those seed pods! Some are well over a foot long. So if you see "a bean tree" along the interstate highway, it may be a Catalpa.
Black Mountain, August 2002
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
