Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Seeds per pack ~ 40
Germination: 83% (Packed for 2025)
Native to the eastern US, this tree produces gorgeous white, orchid-like blossoms with gold and purple markings and a subtle, sweet scent. The tree is also known as "fish-bait tree", because it often attracts a certain caterpillar that makes good fish bait. Other people call this "string bean tree," for it's attractive long seed pods. Catalpas make truly lovely specimen trees in many a yard across the Southeast, Midwest, and mid-Atlantic.
GUIDELINES - FALL SOWING TREE SEEDS-PDF FOR PRINTING
KEEP SEEDS REFRIGERATED FOR LONG TERM STORAGE PRIOR TO SCARIFICATION TREATMENT BELOW.
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POPULAR NAME |
LATIN NAME |
GROWING INFORMATION |
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Southern Catalpa |
Catalpa Bignonioides |
Scarification |
Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours |
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Stratification |
None required |
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Germination |
No pre-germination treatment required. Sow immediately, surface sow and keep moist, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. |
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