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Catalpa bignonioides - Southern Catalpa
Family Bignoniaceae
Botanical Name Catalpa bignonioides
Common Name Southern Catalpa, Indian Cigar, Cigarette Tree
Size 30 - 40'(60') with a similar spread.
Hardiness Zone 5 - 9
Culture Adaptable; tolerant of alkaline soils, wet or dry.
Ornamental Value Large, white blooms in late spring.
Landscape Use For naturalizing or for poor soils.
Key Identifying Characteristics Long, skinny bean pods that persist for most of the year; pubescent, cordate, simple, opposite or whorled leaves.
Notable Cultivars none
Campus Location Ag: Nursery Compound
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