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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.
The tree is the sole source of food for the catalpa sphinx moth (Ceratomia catalpae), the leaves being eaten by the caterpillars. When caterpillars are numerous, infested trees may be completely defoliated. Defoliated catalpas produce new leaves readily, but with multiple generations occurring, new foliage may be consumed by subsequent broods.
The Indian Bean Tree is considered by the Monmouth Action Group to be "one of the best examples of the species in Britain." [2] [8] It is thought to be one of the oldest and largest specimens in the United Kingdom. [9] The Indian Bean Tree is positioned behind the war memorial and surrounded by lawn, with an adjacent formal planting of flowers.
Beans, squash, [62] tomatoes, fruit trees, brassicas, [28] radish [6] cucumbers Predatory insects Aphids, asparagus beetle, cabbage looper, [ 28 ] cabbage worm, [ 28 ] carrot fly, cabbage weevil, [ 28 ] Colorado potato beetle squash bug, [ 28 ] Japanese beetle, Mexican bean beetle, striped pumpkin beetles, whitefly, cucumber beetles flea beetle
Catalpa × erubescens (or Catalpa erubescens), the hybrid catalpa, is a hybrid plant species of Catalpa in the family Bignoniaceae. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching at most 20 m. Its parents are southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides , from the United States, and yellow catalpa, C. ovata , from China.
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.
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Lablab purpureus, illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804). Lablab purpureus is a species of bean in the family Fabaceae.It is native to sub-Saharan Africa and India and it is cultivated throughout the tropics for food.