
Catalpa
- Botanical Name
- Catalpa speciosa
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 8 (9)
- Height
- 40 to 60 (100) feet
- Width
- 20 to 40 feet
- Flowers
- May to June: white with purple spotted throat, orchid-like, panicle
- Fruit
- 8 to 20" long bean-like green capsule
- Fall Color
- Yellow-green
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Transplant as balled and burlap
- Tolerant of sun, shade, heat and drought
- Problems
- Verticillium wilt; leaf spots; mildew; fruit, twig and flower mess
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