Catalpa Trees Are Making a Comeback—Here's How to Add One To Your Yard first appeared on Dengarden on Jun 14, 2025 This story was originally reported by Dengarden on Jun 14, 2025, where it first ...

Catalpa’s leaves, as well as its flowers, evoke the tropics. The leaves are large, up to about a foot long, and heart-shaped. It’s a wonder that more people don’t plant catalpa trees.

There are two species of catalpa trees in North America, and they are both natives. They can be recognized by their large, heart-shaped, sharp-pointed leaves, showy white or yellow flowers, and ...

Learn about the beautiful catalpa tree and its fascinating worms, and how these species—including two trees native to the U.S.— benefit the ecosystem.

Native to North America, catalpa trees in June display clusters of white bell-shaped flowers before producing their distinctive 10-20 inch seed pods in fall.

Catalpa trees tolerate seasonal flooding and can grow to 40 feet. Some think them messy when they drop their white trumpet flowers in summer and seed pods in fall. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW.

Chinese Catalpa’s leaves are broad and more square-shaped. Catalpa’s flowers are spectacular and grow in dense, showy clusters. Orchid-like, the large bell-shaped flowers have frilly, ...

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.