Catalpa longissima

RHS Plant Profile
Jamaican oak

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Other common names

bois-chêne, chêne, chêne d'Amerique, chêne noir, mast wood, Spanish oak, St Domingo oak, yoke wood

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Botanical Details

Family
Bignoniaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Catalpa are deciduous trees of spreading habit, with handsome, large leaves and erect panicles of showy, bell-shaped flowers in late summer, followed by persistent, slender bean-like seed capsules
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
W Indies