Sun: full sun

Soil: tolerant of wide range of soil types and moisture

Growth rate: fast (2+ ft/yr)

Mature size: 40-60 ft. height, 20-40 ft. spread

Landscape use: shade, showy flowers (after 7 years), ornamental;

Fruit: bean-like seed pods, 8-20” long

Flower: trumpet-shaped white flowers in clusters in May and June

Fall color: bronze orange/reddish

Seasonal interest: showy flowers in May and June; develops unique twist in branches and trunk; notable large leaves up to 1 ft. long

Sustaining wildlife: sole host of the Catalpa Sphinx Moth; feeds bees in early summer; visited by hummingbirds