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Catalpa ovata


Yellow or Chinese Catalpa




Family
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Catalpa
Species
ovata
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Pronunciation
USDA Hardiness Zone
4 - 8
Canadian Hardiness Zone
2a - 8a
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7 - H4
Temperature (°C)
(-25) - 20
Temperature (°F)
(-32) - (-7)
Height
6.1m - 9.1m
Spread
6.1m - 9.1m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MayJune
Habitat
China
Leaf Description
Leaves have three lobes, two are abruptly truncated on either edge, with a third, central, slightly acute, pointed lobe forming the leaf apex, and are darkly green.
Flower Description
The inflorescences form 10-25 cm bunches of creamy white flowers with distinctly yellow tinging; individual flowers are about 2.5 cm wide.
Fruit Description
Fruits are very narrow, foot-long pods.
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