Thursday, September 7, 2017

Thursday Tree Love - Catalpa

The catalpa is a native American tree.

It blooms in June with large, beautiful flowers.
And, in July and August, this is what the flowers grow into.

Join Parul and other bloggers for #ThursdayTreeLove.  

And, if you live in the United States, send some good thoughts to Florida, in the path of a killer storm.

The power of nature is about to be shown to us again.
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15 comments:

  1. Cerebrations.bizSeptember 7, 2017 at 10:39 AM

    Admittedly, I am a tree ignoramus, but I don't recall ever seeing one of these.

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    1. Priscilla KingSeptember 8, 2017 at 4:33 PM

      They're native in the Eastern States but they seem to irrupt in patches. They have an interesting symbiotic relationship with a primary parasite. Some neighborhoods have many, some few.

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  2. Lady FiSeptember 7, 2017 at 11:01 AM

    How gorgeous!

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  3. Diane Stringam TolleySeptember 7, 2017 at 12:25 PM

    Sigh. I SO love trees!

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  4. ParulSeptember 7, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    I love how green the tree is. Thanks for sharing! Passing on prayers to Florida. Storms are scary.

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  5. DeniseSeptember 7, 2017 at 12:54 PM

    One of the old farmhouses up on the main road has a beautiful catalpa growing along the roadside.

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  6. Liz A.September 7, 2017 at 8:34 PM

    The flowers grow into what? I'm slow tonight.

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    1. bookwormSeptember 8, 2017 at 4:46 AM

      They grow into the pods you see hanging from the trees.

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  7. Cameron Reeves PoynterSeptember 7, 2017 at 11:07 PM

    Gorgeous! We don't have those down in Virginia but I wish we did!

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  8. VinithaSeptember 7, 2017 at 11:27 PM

    I haven't heard of this tree. Then again I'm an illiterate when it comes to trees and plants and flowers. 😀
    Two of my friends live in Florida. One of them travelled to Atlanta, the other one staying put in Florida due to heavy traffic and they just had a baby a month ago. I am worried. Prayers.

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  9. Roma Gupta SinhaSeptember 8, 2017 at 1:36 AM

    The tree looks wonderful waiting for the flowers. Sending prayers for Florida!

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  10. shalz75September 8, 2017 at 11:01 PM

    Pls do post a pic of this tree when in full bloom; it sounds interesting!!

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  11. Mahathi RamyaSeptember 14, 2017 at 12:27 AM

    I never heard of this tree. Looks great and it would sure look beautiful with flowers. My prayers to florida people.

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  12. Dr Genevive AngelaSeptember 14, 2017 at 12:07 PM

    Thanks for sharing, I never saw this kind of a tree, sad to hear about the situation in florida - my prayers for those who are living there...

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  13. BarbRadOctober 5, 2017 at 2:46 PM

    What a coincidence. I've been posting about this tree this week, too. I saw the long pods on it as I was walking through our city park on Saturday night. No wonder they also call it a bean tree.

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