Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
$21.95
19 in stock
Spring Shipping Season
All orders placed will be shipped during our Spring shipping season. All trees will be shipped bare root and dormant.
Spring Season shipping schedule:
Plant Zones 9-8: Late January-February
Plant Zones 8-7: February-March
Plant Zones 6-5: April–earlyMay
For more information see the Ordering & Shipping section below.
Catalpa is an old American Indian name for the plant. Southern catalpa is a U.S. native short-trunked tree with a rounded to irregular form that can reach 30 to 40 feet in height. When flowering it has abundant showy blossoms, attracts insect pollinators. Attractive, large panicles of white bell-shaped flowers with yellow and purple spots bloom in early summer and are long-lasting. Native to floodplains, southern catalpa is very adaptable and tolerant of adverse conditions.
Southern catalpa is native to Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. It is widely naturalized from New England and New York to Ohio and the central and southern plains states.
| Height | 30' - 60' |
| Spread | 20' - 40' |
| Tree Form | Modified Leader |
| USDA Zone | 5 - 9 |
| Blooms | June - July |
| Drops Fruit or Nuts | Seed Pods |
| Soil | Catalpas prefer moist, deep, well drained soil, but adapts to dry or wet soils |
| Soil pH | 5.5 - 7.0 |
| Light requirements | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Spacing | 30 - 40' |
| Pruning | Light annual pruning as needed. |
| Fertilization | Do not fertilize at planting. Once the trees are established, fertilize in early spring (Mar-April) as growth begins. Do not fertilize in the fall, which could promote late season tender growth that can be damaged by early frosts. |
| Watering | Newly planted trees should be watered regularly. This is the most critical step in the establishment of your new trees. Please see the Watering section under "How to plant and grow" in our Learning Center. |
At Chestnut Hill Outdoors, we’ve been shipping mail order trees for over 30 years. We’re experts at delivering healthy trees to your doorstep. All of our trees are container grown in root-enhancing pots, ensuring healthy root systems and much better success upon planting.
In Spring we ship bare-root, dormant trees. All plants are dipped in a root gel before shipping and wrapped in plastic to retain moisture.
Spring: All trees are shipped bare-root.
Fall: All trees are shipped in containers.
Size shipped: 8 – 24 inches
For more information, visit our Ordering & Shipping Page.
