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
No. It is a tree
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
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
Most types of Catalpa are deciduous. None are coniferous.
The honey locust tree belongs to the phylum Magnoliophyta, which includes all flowering plants.
The Latin name for Cataba tree depends on the species. Common species in North America are the Catalpa bignonioides and Catalpa speciosa.
Yes, the Catalpa tree was the totem for the Catawba Native American tribe of Indians. The tree grows in regions in North America, East Asia and the Caribbean.