Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catalpas are irregularly shaped trees shrouded in deeply ridged, coarse gray bark. These quirky trees grow quickly and can easily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. white flowers of a catalpa tree With its huge heart-shaped leaves, showy spring flowers and long seed pods, the catalpa tree adds ...

There was one northern catalpa tree in my neighborhood when I was a child. I didn’t know what it was, but I loved that tree. In June, it had clusters of large bell-shaped, ruffled white flowers with ...

When a northern catalpa tree blooms in early summer, it’s a lovely sight. Impressive clusters of big, white, trumpet-shaped flowers with purple throats appear on a tall tree with huge, heart-shaped ...

Have you ever heard of a “fence-post tree"? Also known as Indian bean tree, cigar tree, catawba, or caterpillar tree, Catalpa is a large tree with showy white, fragrant flowers, massive heart-shaped ...

If you’ve driven through the East Texas countryside lately, you’ve noticed spectacular white catalpa trees blooming. There are two native species of catalpa in America: Catalpa bignoniodes (southern ...

I bought a catalpa bungei tree about five years ago and would like to try to control its size. I was told I could trim back all the branches in the spring about one-third of the way. Also, I was ...

If you’ve driven through the East Texas countryside lately, you’ve noticed spectacular white catalpa trees blooming. There are two native species of catalpa in America: Catalpa bignoniodes (southern ...

When the possible town sites were being explored for the railroad, the area that would become Broken Arrow must have been appealing. It was relatively flat with good dirt and few trees. These features ...

My favorite blooms in early July decorate an unusual tree, once commonly found throughout Illinois and other nearby states. It’s a catalpa tree that was growing in the backyard when I moved in, and ...

Des Moines says one of Iowa’s largest catalpa trees at Woodland Cemetery must be removed, but efforts are underway to save its seeds — and possibly turn its trunk into a sculpture. Why it matters: The ...