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Catalpa speciosa WARDER (western catalpa)

German: TrompetenbaumCzech: katalpa nádherná
Genus:  CatalpaFamily:  Bignoniaceae,
Mature Height: 30.00 mDeciduous:  deciduous plant
Bloom in:    VI, Flower Colour:    whitemulti-coloured
Soil Preferred:  loam, sand, penetrability, Light Required:  full sun
Other Attributes:  deciduous tree, conical form, opposite leaves, cordate, leaf margin entire, type of inflorescence - panicle, fruit - capsule, solitaire, attractive flowers, tolerance of air pollution, brash twings,
Plants of Genus Catalpa:

Index:
ARTICLES catalpa, speciosa, western, PHOTO GALLERY catalpa, speciosa, western, INDEX OF ARTICLES: CAT...
External links:
Michigan State University Extension: Catalpa speciosa--Northern Catalpa
NC State University: Native: Catalpa speciosa; Northern catalpa
NC State University: Trees: Catalpa speciosa
USDA PLANTS: Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa)
Virginia Tech: Catalpa speciosa Fact Sheet
WIKIPEDIA: File:Catalpa speciosa 20060624.jpg
WIKIPEDIA: File:Catalpa speciosa leaf 20060624.jpg
Wisflora: Catalpa speciosa (Warder ex Barney) Warder ex ...
Google - Define: Catalpa speciosa | Images: Catalpa speciosa | Images: western catalpa

Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Michael A. Dirr,
Product Description: Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Michael A. Dirr

This bestselling encyclopedia, illustrated with brilliant photographs, describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit and details of more than 500 species, and including some 700 additional cultivars and varieties. Brief cultural information is supplied for each plant, as well as Dirr's perceptive comments and opinions.
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (1997-10-01)
Price: $69.95

The Backyard Orchardist: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden

Stella Otto,
Product Description: For every gardener desiring to add apples, pears, cherries, and other tree fruit to their landscape here are hints and solid information from a professional horticulturist and experienced fruit grower. The Backyard Orchardist includes help on selecting the best fruit trees and information about each stage of growth and development, along with tips on harvest and storage of the fruit. Those with limited space will learn about growing dwarf fruit trees in containers.
Appendices include a fruit-growers monthly calendar, a trouble-shooting guide for reviving ailing trees, and a resource list of nurseries selling fruit trees.
Publisher: Ottographics (1995-01-01)
Price: $16.95

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses

Michael A. Dirr,

Publisher: Stipes Publishing, LLC (1998-08)
Price: $56.80

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propogation and Uses

Michael A. Dirr,

Publisher: Stipes Pub Llc (2009-08)
Price: $76.80

Niwaki: Pruning, Training and Shaping Japanese Garden Trees

Jake Hobson,
Product Description: Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden trees to unique effect. After discussing the principles that underpin the techniques, the author offers in-depth guidelines for shaping pines, azaleas, conifers, broadleaved evergreens, bamboos, and deciduous trees. Complete with abundant photographs, personal anecdotes and a wealth of advice, this unprecedented resource will inspire gardeners everywhere to transform their own trees into niwaki.
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (2007-04-01)
Price: $34.95
Translation
Ing. Hana Vymazalová
Garden Designer