Northern Catalpa

Northern Catalpa

If you are looking for a fast growing shade tree that has beautiful spring blooms and catches the eye: the Northern Catalpa is right up your ally. Grows in virtually any soil PH and soil type, perfect for rain gardens and chronically wet areas as well as dry areas, the Northern Catalpa is a hearty deciduous tree that can fit many purposes and isn’t finicky. Where to begin! It’s HUGE leaves grow up to a foot long, it’s beautiful and fragrant trumpet or bell shaped white flowers with purple and yellow highlights within the flower, it’s curling branches, it’s trademark fruit (long slender beans) make the Northern Catalpa an eye catching tree in spring and summer. Though its fall foliage isn’t overly showy, the leaves turn a lighter yellow in autumn. Unlike its cousin the Southern Catalpa, its leaves do not elicit any unpleasant odors. It can be either an accent piece to your landscape or a focal piece. Not practical for small yards, but a showy tree wherever planted.

Description

focal point tree
showy leaves
beautiful spring flowers
not finicky with soil types
fast growing

Additional information

Trade Name(s)	Northern Catalpa, Catalpa, Cigar Tree, Indian Bean Tree, Catawba
Botanical Name	Catalpa speciosa
Foliage Type	Deciduous
Growth Rate	Fast (more than 24 inches/year)
Mature Height	40-70 feet
Mature Width	20-50 feet
Sun Exposure	Full Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones	4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Root System Depth	Deep Tap Root, Extensive, Fibrous
Soil pH	Acidic, Alkaline
Soil Type	Adaptable, Moist, Well-drained
Fall Leaf Color	Yellow

Pick-Up or Delivery

Pick Up From Our Farm

If you’d rather pick up your trees and/or grow media, you may place an order online and pick up at our farm in St. Paul, Missouri.

At checkout, please specify that you would like to pick up the order and write in the note section your preferred day and time. A member of our team will reach out to you via email and confirm your pickup day/time.

DELIVERY (FEES APPLY)

Hunter Tree Farms & Grow Media can deliver all of your trees and grow media. We don’t have any appointed delivery zones around the St. Louse Metro area; however, delivery is often dependent upon the availability of our small staff.

For a set cost, we deliver to our local area, defined as St. Charles County, Lincoln County and parts of St. Louis County. Contact our customer service team for specific costs.
Outside of this area, we determine costs based on the mile distance from our location.

Please note that all delivery orders placed are subject to availability. If your order is affected by low stock numbers, we will be in touch with a solution as quickly as possible.

For all additional inquiries not addressed on this page, please get in touch with one of our friendly team members, by contacting us at (636) 515-7997 or info@huntertreefarms.com.

Hardiness Zones

Knowing Your Plant Hardiness Zone is Important

All species of plants will thrive under optimal conditions. The USDA system was originally developed to aid gardeners, growers and landscapers in determining these conditions across the United States. A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined to encompass a certain range of climatic conditions relevant to plant growth and survival.

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which we can determine which plants are most likely to flourish at a location. The map is produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The zones are based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree Fahrenheit zones.