Catalpa bignonioides

Information

Southern Catalpa Heritage Trees

Southern Catalpa

FAMILY: BIGNONIACEAE

About Southern Catalpa at OSU's Landscape Plants site

Native to Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi.
Can reach 90’ but more often not over 50’.
Large leaves (8” long) are fuzzy beneath, heartshaped and have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
Tubular flowers in fragrant 8” clusters, white with yellow and purple spotty throats that appear in mid-July.
Seeds look like a long string bean (8-15”) and persists in winter.
Uncommon in Portland.

Tree #	Location	Dimensions	Photo and Notes
162	5533 N Maryland Ave Right of Way	46' Height 50' Spread 11.8' Circ.	This tree is at the corner of N Maryland Ave and N Church St. View full size image of Catalpa bignonioides - Southern Catalpa
298	3401 SE Clinton St Private, Side Yard	40' Height 94' Spread 12.5' Circ.	This tree is at the corner of SE 34th Ave and SE Clinton Ave. View full size image of Catalpa bignonioides - Southern Catalpa

Tree #

Location

Dimensions

Photo and Notes

162

Right of Way

46' Height

50' Spread

11.8' Circ.

This tree is at the corner of N Maryland Ave and N Church St.

298

Private, Side Yard

40' Height

94' Spread

12.5' Circ.

This tree is at the corner of SE 34th Ave and SE Clinton Ave.