Bois Chavanon
Catalpa speciosa
Also known as
Northern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Catawba, Cigar Tree, Early Flowering Catalpa, Hardy Catalpa, Indian Cigar, Shawnee Wood, Catalpa, Bean tree
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Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H6
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
30m | Max | 12m |
15m | Min | 8m |
50 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Bois Chavanon Overview
This is a tall upright rounded spreading hardy tree. It is grown for its foliage and flowers. In mid summer it will bear clusters of tubular, white frilled flowers that have purplish-veining inside. They will bear long thin seed pods which lose their skins when the leaves fall.
How to propagate Bois Chavanon
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 Bois Chavanon
Foliage, shade, fragrance, specimen, timber.