Catalpas are irregularly shaped trees shrouded in deeply ridged, coarse gray bark. These quirky trees grow quickly and can easily reach heights of 40-70 feet tall. Their rapid growth rate and ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The Catalpa tree's name (Catalpa sp.) made it into English and Latin via ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

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 ...

Area catalpa trees finished blooming toward the end of June. Their flowers resemble white orchids and are so beautiful. This is a tree you can grow from seed. I have three in different parts of my ...

They line both sides of the Palace Green and bloom each spring into a magnificient sea of white and purple flowers. Planted in the same spot where their predecessors grew more than 260 years ago, the ...

The house we moved into has a big tree in the front yard, but we don't know what kind it is. The leaves are huge and now, a bright yellow color and falling like mad. It also has long pods. Can you ...

If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy. The story of American winegrowing began just one century after Columbus, when French Huguenot settlers ...

Looking for a hardy native tree that is anything but boring? Catalpa trees are known for their knockout flowers and distinctive, green bean-shaped seedpods. Having previously fallen out of fashion ...