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The tree is often sought out by fishing enthusiasts, not for the plant itself, but for a common parasite that is used as bait. The catalpa moth caterpillar, Ceratomia catalpae, is widely regarded as one of the best live baits, and the tree may be planted strictly for this purpose, and has earned the tree common names of worm tree, or bait tree.
Most Catalpa are deciduous trees; they typically grow to 12–18 metres (40–60 ft) tall, with branches spreading to a diameter of about 6–12 metres (20–40 ft). They are fast growers and a 10-year-old sapling may stand about 6 metres (20 ft) tall. They have characteristic large, heart-shaped leaves, which in some species are three-lobed.
Description. Catalpa bignonioides is a deciduous tree growing to 25–40 feet (7.6–12.2 m) tall with an equal or greater spread, [8] with a trunk up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) diameter, with brown to gray bark, maturing into hard plates or ridges. The short thick trunk supports long and straggling branches which form a broad and irregular head.
Catalpa kaempferi Siebold & Zucc. Catalpa ovata, the yellow catalpa[1][5] or Chinese catalpa[1] (Chinese: 梓; pinyin: zǐ), is a pod-bearing tree native to China. Compared to C. speciosa, it is much smaller, typically reaching heights between 20 and 30 feet (6 and 9 m). The inflorescences form 4–10-inch-long (100–250 mm) bunches of creamy ...
An additional set of Blossoming items has launched in FarmVille this week, offering new trees and animals for those looking to get into the spirit of Spring by buying flowery items for their farms.
Catalpa fargesii. Catalpa fargesii, the Chinese bean tree, is a species of tree in the family Bignoniaceae, native to China. Growing to about 25 m tall, it is a deciduous tree which produces abundant pink blossom in spring, followed by narrow brown beans-like fruit in the autumn. Some sources place the species as a synonym of Catalpa bungei.
Steud. Paulownia tomentosa, common names princess tree, [1] empress tree, or foxglove-tree, [2] is a deciduous hardwood tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to central and eastern China and the Korean Peninsula. [3][4] It is an extremely fast-growing tree with seeds that disperse readily [5] and is considered an invasive exotic species in ...
The fruit of the honey locust is a flat pod (a legume) that matures in early autumn and is often twisted or curved. [4] The average size of the pods is 7–35 cm (3–14 in) long and 1.5–3 cm (1⁄2 – 11⁄4 in) wide. [7] Once ripe the pod will contain as many as twenty dark brown oval seeds, each about 2 cm (1 in) long.
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