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Western Catalpa, Northern Catalpa - Catalpa speciosa

Catalpa speciosa, commonly known as the northern catalpa, hardy catalpa, western catalpa, cigar tree, and catawba-tree, is a species of Catalpa native to the midwestern United States. It is a medium-sized, deciduous tree growing to 15-30 meters tall and 12 meters wide. It has a trunk up to 1 m diameter, with brown to gray bark maturing into hard plates or ridges.

Locations

Location Comments
Amherst nursery check with Hort dept

images

Western Catalpa, Northern Catalpa

Plant

Western Catalpa, Northern Catalpa

Leaves

Western Catalpa, Northern Catalpa

Flower

Raw Data

    {'BotanicalName': 'Catalpa speciosa',
 'Comments': 'Catalpa speciosa, commonly known as the northern catalpa, hardy '
             'catalpa, western catalpa, cigar tree, and catawba-tree, is a '
             'species of Catalpa native to the midwestern United States. It is '
             'a medium-sized, deciduous tree growing to 15-30 meters tall and '
             '12 meters wide. It has a trunk up to 1 m diameter, with brown to '
             'gray bark maturing into hard plates or ridges.',
 'CommonName': 'Western Catalpa, Northern Catalpa',
 'DateAdded': '2017-06-26T13:30:24.457000',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/rr11mtuw.y3s.JPG'},
            {'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/hekcfyzj.yxe.JPG'},
            {'ImageType': 'Flower', 'ImageURL': 'Images/f31tq0n0.2ox.JPG'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': 'check with Hort dept',
                'LocationName': 'Amherst nursery'}],
 'PlantID': 129,
 'Toxicity': []}