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Catalpa bignonioides
Specimen or shade tree.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Considertions, The foul-smelling crushed leaves, flower litter, seed pod litter, and root suckers can create a maintenance problem in residential landscapes.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host for catalpa sphinx moth (Ceratomia catalpae) and tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa).
Attracts various p
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Halesia carolina
Grown less frequently than H. diptera but worthy of planting.
Grow as an understory tree in a mixed or deciduous woodland. It blooms in early spring
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Larval host for various moths including the Promethea Moth (Callosamia promethea), Canadian Melanolophia (Melanolophia canadaria), and Stinging Rose
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Habitat, Bluffs, hammocks, floodplain forests.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Showy flowers
Larval host for various moths including the Promethea Moth (Callosamia promethea), Canadian Melanolophia (Melanoloph
- Does best with periodic fertalization
- Tiered branches
- Stately and uncommon
- Delicious edible fruit
Myrcianthes fragrans
Specimen plant. Roadsides, parking lot edges, and medians. Smaller forms can make good foundation screens.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Both suckers and seedlings will appear.
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Wildlife, Birds eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock, coastal hammock.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Interesting bark, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Colorful fall foliage
- Healthy edible fruit
