Umbrella Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides ‘Nana’
20' high x 25' wide
Size: #10
Zone 5
Sun to part shade
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Umbrella Catalpa a unique compact tree perfect for small landscapes that demand a presence! Native to eastern China, this selection is grafted onto catalpa seedlings which then becomes a dwarf ‘globe’ or ‘umbrella’ shaped tree. It rarely flowers but if it does expect rose pink to white flowers on 10 inch panicles. Big heart-shaped leaves are late to come out in the spring. This is not a tree for high wind areas. Adaptable to various soils.
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Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.