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Common Trees 



GATALPA 



Catatpa bignonoides, Walter 



THE CATALPA, also called Indian Bean and Cigar Tree, is 

 not native to New York, but has been planted widely 

 for ornamental purposes, and locally for reforestation. 



The leaves are simple, opposite or 3 may occur in a whorl, 

 6 to 10 inches long, 4 to 5 inches wide, heart-shaped at base, 

 sharp- pointed at 

 apex, smooth or wavy 

 on margin. The leaf- 

 scars are large, ellip- 

 tical, with bundle- 

 scars arranged in an 

 ellipse. 



The flowers ap- 

 pear in June or July, 

 are white, sometimes 

 marked with yellow 

 to red dots, arranged 

 in large erect clusters, 

 8 to 10 inches high. 



The fruit is a long 

 bean - like capsule 

 which often persists 

 far into winter, con- 

 tains many flattened 

 winged seeds. 



The bark is light- 

 brown and scaly. The 

 twigs are stout, 

 smooth, yellowish- 

 brown marked with 

 numerous dots and 

 large leaf-scars. The 

 buds are very small, 

 often imbedded in bark, less than Y% of an inch long. 



The wood is soft, coarse-grained, durable, light-brown 

 with satiny surface and kerosene-like odor. 



Two species of Catalpa have been planted in New York — 

 Eastern Catalpa 3nd Western Catalpa. The original range 

 of the Eastern Catalpa was from Georgia and Florida to 

 Mississippi, but its range has been extended to most of the 

 eastern States. It is found in central and southern New 

 York. The Western Catalpa is native to the bottom-lands 

 from lower Indiana to Missouri and Texas. 



CATALPA 



One-third natural size. 



