Bean Trees

Bean Trees Overview

Catalpa is a genus of 11 hardy deciduous tree and shrub species. They are well adapted to urban environments, dealing well with urban pollution and growing best in isolation. Often they are planted for their foliage and trumpet-shaped frilly flowers, which are cream or yellow coloured. Leaves are big and shaped like hearts or with 3 lobes. The genus grows naturally in warm temperate and subtropical areas of the Caribbean, East Asia and North America, to heights of 12-18m.

How to propagate Bean Trees

Seed

You can propagate by seeds in the autumn.

Cuttings

The cultivars by softwood cuttings in the summer.

Budding

Budding in late summer.

Other uses of Bean Trees

Grown for their foliage and bell/trumpet shaped flowers with frilly lobes.