Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Location: 37950 Canyon Heights
District: Niles
Native to: N. America
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: deciduous

Comments: Deciduous broadleaf native to Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. Large sweetheart shaped yellow-green leaves. White bell shaped flowers in early summer and long string-bean shaped seed pods in late summer and fall. Specimen tree is 30' tall but trees in native environment can be 75' or more.

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NOTICE: This specimen is located on private property.  DO NOT TRESPASS!  No right to enter private property to view the specimen tree is granted by the Roadside Arboretum.  To prevent the transfer of disease and other considerations, do not touch or take samples from the specimen tree or any other plants on the property.

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Illustration by Hugh Danaher