Basisdaten
description:
This catalpa is native to China. It has a wide spreading crown, like all catalpa. All catalpa have a wind damage risk in old age.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Catalpa ovata
other name:
Chinese Catalpa
family:
Bignoniaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 15 m (49 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are heart-shaped, often lobed 3 times and up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long.
leaf shape:
cordate
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
light yellow
flowering:
July - August
blossom color:
yellowish
blossom description:
The flowers are yellow and stand in panicles. The leaves are alternate and autumn color is yellow. The Catalpa begins to bloom in July.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
Capsule Fruit: Narrow, brown seed capsules (pods), up to 30 cm long.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown first smooth and fissured in old age.
root:
heart-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
sandy - loamy to clayey
ph value:
slightly acidic to alkaline
usage:
Park tree, garden tree in large gardens