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Catalpa speciosa

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Slow growing tree flowers rich on later age. The size after 10 years is 600 cm. The flower colour is cream. This plant is completely hardy.The flowering period is May - June.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kijktuinen Goedegebuure

Date taken : 24.07.2013

Common name : Western catalpa

Family : Bignoniaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Arboretum Tervuren, Brussel

© picture 3 : Trompenburg Arboretum Rotterdam, location picture : Scott Arboretum

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kijktuinen Goedegebuure

© picture 5 : Jaap de Kreek and Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Morris arboretum in Philadelphia

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Wisley Gardens (GB)
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 2012

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : tree
soil type : good gardening soil
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 5 and 7.5 meter
width approx : between 4 and 5 meter
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
flowering period : may - june
hardiness : completely hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop