Catalpa Speciosa (Western Catalpa)

Our current inventory of Catalpa Speciosa (Western Catalpa) is presented below by three (3) available sizes along with their individual wholesale price (cost varies per size and quantity).

The name ‘catalpa’ comes from the Cherokee Indian language as the word for the tree. ‘Speciosa’ means “showy” for the large and numerous flowers.

Western Catalpa is a large tree that grows fairly quickly (mature height 40-60') to an upright, coarse and distinct form that provides interesting winter character.

The flowers and the pods are quite large. Coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, broadly ovate with heart-shaped bases to 10 inches long. Flowers are white, marked with yellow and purple brown, borne in upright panicles 8 to 12 inches tall, almost orchid-like in appearance. Wood can be brittle, so locate where this will not be a problem. The name Indian Bean comes from plant's long, cigar or bean-shaped fruit. Able to withstand adverse sites.