Common Name - Catalpa

Scientific Name - Catalpa bignonioides

Description:  a cigar-like brown capsule, 6 to 12 inches long dividing into two parts.  They mature in fall and split open to release the many flat, fringed beanlike brown seeds that are about 1 inch long. Catalpa Tree Fruit
The Catalpa Tree Flower and Fruit

Description:
a cigar-like brown capsule, 6 to 12 inches long dividing into two parts.  They mature in fall and split open to release the many flat, fringed beanlike brown seeds that are about 1 inch long.

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