The spellings "Catalpa" and "Catalpah" were used by Mark Catesby between 1729 and 1732, and Carl Linnaeus published the tree's name as Bignonia catalpa in 1753.

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New! This large-leaved tree spreads 50 feet and tolerates hot, dry weather, but leaves may scorch and some drop from the tree in very dry summers.

Native to eastern China, this selection is grafted onto catalpa seedlings which then becomes a dwarf ‘globe’ or ‘umbrella’ shaped tree. $11.99. They … I have a 50' Catalpa tree in my back yard. Southern Catalpa Tree - Catalpa Bignonioides - 25 Fresh Seeds - Catawba Worm 5.0 out of 5 stars 2. The name derives from the Muscogee name for the tree, "kutuhlpa" meaning "winged head" and is unrelated to the name of the Catawba people. Catalpa speciosa, also called the northern catalpa or cigar tree, features a loose oval leaf shape and can grow up to 50 feet tall in most urban locations—occasionally up to 90 feet under optimum conditions. Buy trees online in the tree nursery at arborday.org. $3.49 shipping. 78 $11.99 $11.99. Add to cart. Please see our Tree Planting Guide and Guarantee before purchasing.

$12.23. Worms love to eat the large 1 ft. long leaves that grow on the Catalpa Tree. The Catalpa tree genus dates back to the Tertiary period and its fossil remains have been discovered in the rocks of Yellowstone river. Since Catawba worms exclusively feed on the leaves of Catalpa trees, the best way to attract them is to have several healthy and leafy trees in one’s yard. It rarely flowers but if it does expect rose pink to white flowers on 10 inch panicles.

The tree has opposite, simple, entire leaves. $7.78 $ 7. About every two years it becomes infested with the worms and completely defoliated. On the plus side, the big leaves make fall raking easy. Food source. We specialize in the wholesale production of Catalpa/Catawba Worms, used for fish bait. The caterpillars are an excellent live bait for fishing, particularly in the southern United States where some dedicated anglers plant catalpa mini-orchards for their own private source of "catawba-worms". $0.98 shipping. The Catalpa tree in this photo was found south of Mesilla, New Mexico, it's the nicest specimen we could find, most are half dead, very scraggly with scorched leaves. made it into English and Latin via Creek Indian tribal language describing the tree's flower.Folks in the southern United States prefer to pronounce the tree "catawba" and that has survived as a common name along with cigar tree and Indian bean tree.