Catalpas are not Legumes, as I thought for many years. They are low-level N fixers, but belong in the family Bignoniaceae.
Catalpa - The Indian Bean Tree
Bignonia Catalpa
It could be a Catalpa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalpa).
Japanese Empress Tree or Paulownia tomentosa
A catalpa tree is a dicot. This classification is based on its seed structure, leaf venation, and other botanical characteristics typical of dicots, such as having two cotyledons in its seeds. Catalpa trees belong to the Bignoniaceae family and exhibit broad leaves and a branching pattern consistent with dicotyledonous plants.
Catalpa is a family of beautiful late-summer flowering trees mostly low and spreading in habit. Older trees bear panicles of foxglove like flowers . Do not plant in exposed areas as the large leaves will shred with the wind. The variety bignonioides, the Indian Bean tree is one of the best.
in forests
No, the Catalpa is not a fish. It is a type of tree known for its large heart-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers.
Most types of Catalpa are deciduous. None are coniferous.
The honey locust tree belongs to the phylum Magnoliophyta, which includes all flowering plants.
It is primarily an ornamental tree. The wood is too soft to use as lumber, but it is sometimes used in acoustic guitars. It is also used to attract and hold Catalpa Worms, which are used for fishing
The Latin name for Cataba tree depends on the species. Common species in North America are the Catalpa bignonioides and Catalpa speciosa.