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#1326 most planted

Catalpa x hybrida

Pink dawn chitalpa · also Chitalpa, Pink dawn

Multi-trunkDeciduous
60
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
1.5 in
median trunk (4 cm, 60 measured)
28 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)

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An intergeneric hybrid, Chitalpa is a small flowering accent tree, often multi-trunked or low-branching. It is useful in riparian or native garden settings and best blooms in full sun with moderate moisture. Its grayish-white bark provides winter interest.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Los Angeles · United States
    6028 yr1.5 in

Traits

Form
Multi-trunk
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
25–35 ft
Canopy spread
30 ft
Growth rate
Fast
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Water needs
Low
Blooms
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 2.8 in, 90th percentile 4.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Other Catalpa in the catalogue

7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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