Catalpa Blossoms
Jun 18, 2020 15:44:10 #
Our catalpa tree is in bloom and it occurred to me that we don't often see the flowers up close.
They have a lot of color and are reminiscent of small orchids imho. What do you think?
Ed
They have a lot of color and are reminiscent of small orchids imho. What do you think?
Ed
Jun 18, 2020 15:50:47 #
Jun 18, 2020 16:01:01 #
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Jun 19, 2020 06:57:43 #
edrobinsonjr wrote:
Our catalpa tree is in bloom and it occurred to me that we don't often see the flowers up close.
They have a lot of color and are reminiscent of small orchids imho. What do you think?
Ed
They have a lot of color and are reminiscent of small orchids imho. What do you think?
Ed
Very nice image!!!
Jun 19, 2020 07:46:49 #
Nice photo of them. What I think is that they make a mess in my yard--I have around 30+ Catalpas in my yard and lots.
Jun 19, 2020 10:21:28 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice photo of them. What I think is that they make a mess in my yard--I have around 30+ Catalpas in my yard and lots.
Mine will be firewood this fall, its in bad shape and needs to be cut down before it falls.
Jun 19, 2020 10:55:02 #
Jun 19, 2020 12:14:52 #
Jun 19, 2020 12:18:20 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice photo of them. What I think is that they make a mess in my yard--I have around 30+ Catalpas in my yard and lots.
Thanks, John. I have to agree that they are a bit of a mess. We only have one and the first mowing after the seed pods fall cleans things up. However, I have to sympathise with your having 30+. Major mess.
We have 3 large lindens that drop seed pods all summer making a big mess all over the place.
Ed
Jun 19, 2020 12:19:19 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Mine will be firewood this fall, its in bad shape and needs to be cut down before it falls.
That's too bad. They do make great shade trees.
Jun 19, 2020 12:19:40 #
Jun 19, 2020 13:04:03 #
edrobinsonjr wrote:
That's too bad. They do make great shade trees.
This one just sits out in the yard doesn't shad a darned thing. And it is in really rocky ground probably rooted very shallow.
Jun 19, 2020 16:33:43 #
edrobinsonjr wrote:
Our catalpa tree is in bloom and it occurred to me that we don't often see the flowers up close.
They have a lot of color and are reminiscent of small orchids imho. What do you think?
Ed
They have a lot of color and are reminiscent of small orchids imho. What do you think?
Ed
Good heavens, Ed; it’s been years since I last saw a catalpa and I’d forgotten what their blossoms were like! Beautiful!
When I was a kid in Bethlehem, PA , I remember catalpas as a common tree in small 10’ x 10’ “lawns” in front of row houses. They were commonly “pollarded” - branches pruned back every year leaving a trunk about 4-5’ high topped by a ball of branch stubs from which new branches would grow each year.
The next catalpas (I think) that I encountered were big trees on the campus at Penn State that dropped those big heavy, elongated seed pods upon the unsuspecting below! ( I was told they were catalpas - hope I wasn’t misled!)
Interesting trees, anyway!
Dave
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