Common Name - Catalpa

Scientific Name - Catalpa bignonioides

Description:  short trunk with thick graceful, outreaching branches forming a rounded crown.  Grows to heights of 50 feet with a diameter of 2 feet. Tree located at
Private Residence
2412 Champaign Avenue
Mattoon, Illinois
The Catalpa Tree
Researched by James Todd

Description:
short trunk with thick graceful, outreaching branches forming a rounded crown.  Grows to heights of 50 feet with a diameter of 2 feet.

Habitat:
yards, vacant lots, near older buildings, along train tracks, in moist fertile ground.
     Range:  widely naturalized from Michigan to S. New England and south to Texas and Florida.

© Riddle Elementary School, Mattoon, IL - 2003

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