Northern catalpa is a large, upright to rounded tree reaching 50 feet high and 35 feet wide. It is native from the lower Midwest into the southern states, from southern Illinois south to Arkansas. Bark is gray-brown and becomes scaly as the tree ages.

Apr 13, 2023 · Catalpa trees are easily identified by their scaly grayish, brown bark and an oval crown consisting of large, pointed leaves growing in whorls of three. Catalpas have showy, trumpet-shaped white spring blooms.

The northern catalpa is a large, upright tree. Its bark is a gray-brown that becomes scaly with age. Leaves are simple and large, 6" to 10" long, and heart-shaped. They grow in a whorled or opposite arrangement along branches. In fall the leaves will become yellow-green to brown.

The mature bark of Northern Catalpa varies from one tree to the next, with some being scaly, others ridged, and still others having the long ridges broken into rectangular blocky plates.

Catalpa speciosa is a medium-sized, deciduous tree growing to 15–30 meters (49–98 ft) tall and 12 meters (39 ft) wide. It has a trunk up to 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) in diameter, with brown to gray flaky bark.

Catalpa (/ kə - ˈtæl - pə /, / kə - ˈtɑːl - pə / [1]), commonly also called catawba, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.

Sep 27, 2024 · After flowering, Catalpas develop long, slender seed pods often referred to as “cigar” or “bean” pods due to their shape. These pods can grow from 8 to 20 inches long, containing numerous flat seeds with winged ends.The bark is somewhat rough, with a texture that can become more ridged or scaly as the tree ages.

Bark of mature trees is fissured, prominently ridged and pale gray-brown. The leaves of this species do not emit an unpleasant aroma when bruised as is the case with the similar southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides).

On mature trees, trunk bark is gray-brown, rough-textured, and longitudinally furrowed between narrow scaly plates. The bark of larger branches is more gray and less rough-textured, while young twigs are brown to reddish brown, smooth, and hairless.

The catalpa’s reddish-brown bark develops into a gray hue as it heads into the fall season. The Western catalpa is one of the first trees to change its shade for the season as the leaves fade into a beautiful yellow color.