Catalpa ovata
Yellow catalpa · also Chinese catalpa, Japanese catalpa
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Catalpa ovata, also known as Yellow or Chinese Catalpa, is a pod-bearing tree native to temperate regions of China. It typically grows to 20-30 feet tall, featuring creamy white flowers with yellow tinging that bloom in July and August. This species has three-lobed, dark green leaves and foot-long pods, and it can tolerate both wet and dry soils, though its brittle branches may lead to an irregular form.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 180.01%—2.0 in
- 160.01%37 yr11 in
- 110.01%23 yr37 in
- 100.00%—9.0 in
- 60.00%—9.9 in
- 30.00%—7.0 in
- 20.00%—7.0 in
- 20.00%—6.7 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 20–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 13 in, 90th percentile 37 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Catalpa in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
