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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 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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