Chinese Catalpa
Tagged as: Intermediate Sized Trees
Botanic name: Catalpa ovata
Common name: Chinese Catalpa
Updated 2/2012
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Height: 30-40' Spread: 25-30' Habit/Form: Round Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8
Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; withstands wet or dry and alkaline soil conditions.
Ornamental Characteristics: large lobed leaves emerge purple changing to green; long, 8-12" string-bean shaped fruits, pyramidal clusters of yellowish-white flowers appear in late May
Use in the Landscape: Useful in difficult sites such as moist low spots or dry areas with poor soils
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