Tree ID

[Nyboy]

Ny zone 5/6 self seeded, large heart shaped leafs, white clusters of flowers early summer.

 

[thistlebloom]

Catalpa

 

[catjac1975]

Ny zone 5/6 self seeded, large heart shaped leafs, white clusters of flowers early summer.View attachment 20503View attachment 20504

Catalpa

 

[journey11]

We call them Catabwa trees here. After googling, seems they go by both. Long, brown, bean-like seed pods, right?

 

[Nyboy]

Never noticed the seed pods, very pretty tree. Thanks guys

 

[Ridgerunner]

With that leaf it could be a Royal Empress tree, but it's not. The Empress tree has a purple flower and that is obviously white so I also go with Catalpa. The other way to tell the difference is the seed pods. The Catalpa is like a bean, the Empress has sort of a round seed pod. Both can be invasive so keep the area mowed, they dump a lot of seeds.

We had an Empress tree in the back yard when I was growing up. One summer flying squirrels built a nest in it. That's the only time I saw flying squirrels in the wild. I've had Catalpa sprout from wood chips I get from the city to use as mulch. I let one get established at a Japanese Maple. It was a pain to kill out.

 

[Nyboy]

I had a feeling it might be invasive I saw a couple growing out of crack in blacktop of a parking lot. What I like are the big leaves almost tropical looking at least for NY. I like the paw paw for big leaves also, but not lucky with them.