Scientific Name:	Catalpa speciosa
Pronunciation:	kuh-TAL-puh spee-see-OH-suh
Common Name:	western catalpa
Family Name:	Bignoniaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves large (30-40cm), entire with tomentose undersides; florets in white, large, and showy panicles. Winter ID: fruit to 30 cm long, bean-like capsule containing a fringed seed; leaf scars concave, circular, three per node with large bundle scars.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 2 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Irregular, Open Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 15 - 22m Spread: 10 - 15m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: U.S. - central, U.S. - southwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite, Whorled Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblong, Ovate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Panicle Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): White, Violet, Yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy, Persistent

Bark Morphology: Lightly fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey     Leaf Scar Shape: Round

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Other:	Seed capsules and large leaves need raking up. Brittle wood make some branches a hazard with wind or snow. Short lived tree (about 60 years).
Pest Susceptibility:	Drought resistant, Fungal leaf spot, Wilt

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden : 81 moved from BCE June'08 - cv. Aurea? (GAZ) GAZebo : q.2 (GAZE) GAZebo East : q.2 (WLG) WoodLand Garden : q.3? Location Map

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