Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catalpas are irregularly shaped trees shrouded in deeply ridged, coarse gray bark. These quirky trees grow quickly and can easily ...

My favorite blooms in early July decorate an unusual tree, once commonly found throughout Illinois and other nearby states. It’s a catalpa tree that was growing in the backyard when I moved in, and ...

There are a couple of special trees near Rabbit Foot Lodge in Springdale. Champions, in fact. The city can now boast it has two of the biggest trees of their species on land that's accessible to the ...

As one goes around town about one’s daily routine, there are city trees that become like old friends – steadfast and true amidst the changing of the seasons and standing like sentinels through the ...

Question: I have noticed a tree with large leaves that is flowering right now. What is it? Answer: The tree is northern Catalpa. Catalpa is an interesting tree that is related to Trumpet Creeper and ...

There are a couple of catalpa trees a few blocks from where I live, crowded into a narrow curb strip so tightly they’ve started bulging over the sidewalk. I’d wondered about them for years, and ...

As I write this, the many catalpa trees surrounding our farmyard are raining leaves. Last night we had our first frost, an occasion that causes all the catalpas to simultaneously shed all their leaves ...

Continuing with our series on blooming trees, the Northern Catalpa speciosa is an interesting, mostly deciduous and beautiful tree with gorgeous blooms in spring. In some areas, the large leaves can ...