Catalpa Tree For Sale Colorado

We are a full service nursery open to the public and for wholesale.

Catalpa tree for sale colorado. Catalpa purpurea catalpa bignonioides ht 40 50 ft spd 40 50 ft. Hardy to 30 f maximum elevation. A hardy interesting shade tree with large light green leaves and big white flowers followed by long bean like seed pods persisting into winter. A unique feature of the catalpa trees are the bean pods that appear later in the season.

Very tolerant of tough conditions and an excellent street and urban tree. It should be used much more often. It has massive elephant ear heart shaped leaves that are bright green with showy trumpet shaped flowers that appear in may to june and are short lived followed by its well remembered very long heliocopter bean pods. The large white showy flowers provide the landscape with splash of interest during late may and june.

The catalpa tree is found in forests from southern illinois and indiana to western tennessee and arkansas. The fast growth of the catalpa tree is remarkably useful as a shade tree however the wood is soft. The white flowers are on 4 8 inch long panicles in late june. Common names for this tree are many and colorful including cigar tree indian bean tree.

We are a full service nursery open to the public and for wholesale. The sprucery garden center is located in franktown colorado. The tree is a fast growing shade tree that provides a good source of free worms for fishing throughout the summer months. Tolerates heat and cold well.

Catalpa trees have a large crown that is rounded and upright with heart shape medium flowers. First cultivated in 1754 the wood was used for fence posts and railroad ties because of its resistance to rot and the tree s fast growth rate. Catalpa is a large tree that grows fairly quickly. The large leaves make for a great shade tree.

It s asymmetrical irregular appearance gives it a lot of character and can be planted as a feature tree. This tree in colorado a fairly large tree native to most of the central u s. The flowers of catalpa trees have white petals and spots of yellow with purple dots. This tree is easy to grow and tolerates many conditions.

The flowers are white with purple brown and yellow markings. Northern catalpa trees are a very fast growing trees with large heart shaped leaves. This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. The name comes from the long bean shaped fruit.

Catalpa fraxinus americana a great shade tree full of unique character. Northern catalpa is a deciduous tree with a shapely oval form. Catalpa has an upright coarse and distinct form. We are just 9 miles south of 470 and parker road or 9 miles east of i 25 and founders parkway in castle rock.

In the fall foot long bean shaped pods hang low and eventually turn brown giving the tree its nickname the cigar tree.