Catalpa Tree - October 2019 Tree Inventory
Yesterday, I posted a photo of the large Oak tree that we use for our tree swing and today, I'm posting another larger tree in our yard that is pre-losing its leaves: one of our Catalpa trees. We have four of them and there are actually three in this photo. The large one in the middle of course coupled with a Walnut tree on the left that has lost all of its leaves already. But, tucked on in on either side of the Walnut tree? A pair of small Catalpa trees:
You may or may not know Catalpa trees, as I didn't either until we moved in and inherited these. They're a pretty unique tree because they are considered what I would call an 'All of the above' tree. That means they're a shade tree. And a flowering tree. And an ornamental tree.
They flower in the late Spring and have beans in the Fall. And the leaves are H-U-G-E. I like a lot about these trees, but I don't think that I've ever come across them in the nursery. They're native, so you wil…
You may or may not know Catalpa trees, as I didn't either until we moved in and inherited these. They're a pretty unique tree because they are considered what I would call an 'All of the above' tree. That means they're a shade tree. And a flowering tree. And an ornamental tree.
They flower in the late Spring and have beans in the Fall. And the leaves are H-U-G-E. I like a lot about these trees, but I don't think that I've ever come across them in the nursery. They're native, so you wil…
