Botanical Name: Catalpa speciosa Add
Common Name: Northern Catalpa  
Plant photo of: Catalpa speciosa
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40', 40-60'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Black, Brown

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall

Information by: J.J. Neilson Arboretum
Photographer: Gordon Courtright/Dowsett
  • Description

  • Notes

This large, deciduous tree has a round head with large, heart-shaped leaves. In the late spring and early summer months, large clusters of white, trumpet-shaped flowers are seen above the leaves.