Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to northeastern United States

Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio
May 31, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to northeastern United States

Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio
May 31, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to northeastern United States

Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio
May 31, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to northeastern United States
The catalpa grove that surrounds the picnic area on the eastern boundary of the park, along Wolfinger Rd, includes some wonderful mature specimens as well as a larger number of immature ones.

Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio
May 31, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to eastern United States.
This is a late blooming tree.  Only a few trees, most of them Asian imports, bloom later in the season.  This year, catalpas were in full bloom by the third week in May in Toledo, Ohio.  But at the end of May they were just beginning to bloom in Ann Arbor.

Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 29, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to eastern United States.

You can see unopened buds in this shot.
This is a late blooming tree.  Only a few species of trees, most of them Asian imports, bloom later in the season.  This year, catalpas were in full bloom by the third week in May in Toledo, Ohio.  But at the end of May they were just beginning to bloom in Ann Arbor.

Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 29, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to eastern United States.


You can see unopened buds in this shot.
This is a late blooming tree.  Only a few species of trees, most of them Asian imports, bloom later in the season.  This year, catalpas were in full bloom by the third week in May in Toledo, Ohio.  But at the end of May they were just beginning to bloom in Ann Arbor.

Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 29, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae Native to northeastern United States

Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio
May 31, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae     Native to northeastern United States

Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio
May 31, 2012
(nex5n)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Family Bignoniaceae Native to northeastern United States

Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio
May 31, 2012
(nex5n)
See photo in original gallery.