Catalpa trees are known for their knockout flowers and distinctive, green bean-shaped seedpods. Having previously fallen out ...

Catalpa is a large tree with showy white, fragrant flowers, massive heart-shaped leaves, and dangling bean-like seed pods on a twisting trunk and contorted branches. First cultivated in 1754 ...

Native to North America, catalpa trees in June display clusters of white bell-shaped flowers before producing their ...

catalpa trees don't seem to be planted particularly often around the United States. Gardeners have attributed this to their distinctive odor and the mess left behind as their seed pods drop to the ...

Mature catalpa is a large tree with showy white, fragrant flowers, massive heart-shaped leaves, and dangling bean-like seed pods on a twisting trunk and contorted branches. First cultivated in ...

Seeds must be ripe before sowing ... Or you might have a friend who has catalpa trees and has volunteer seedlings they will share with you. That is the easy route. I found mine at a local plant ...

Q. How can I start a catalpa tree from seed? I have one with lots of seeds but can't get them to grow in a pot or in the outdoors. I have tried freezing the seeds but nothing comes up. My son ...

In summer, the tree developed long thin pods ... As a I child, I saw only the beautiful flowers and the bean-like seed pods of the catalpa. I wasn’t the person responsible for cleaning up ...

The showy flower of the catalpa tree. (Photo by Pam Baxter) When ripe, the pods split open, releasing fringe-edged seeds, but leaving the pods behind to be raked or swept up. It’s probably the ...

Unscrupulous salesmen also sold southern catalpa tree seeds as hardy catalpa tree seeds, and in the end none were really suitable for building railroad ties that would last. Whether a northern ...