{"id":19613,"date":"2022-07-06T13:58:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T17:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=19613"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:38:28","slug":"intro-to-trees-of-indiana-northern-catalpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/intro-to-trees-of-indiana-northern-catalpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Trees of Indiana: Northern Catalpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The classic and trusted book &#8220;Fifty Common Trees of Indiana&#8221; by T.E. Shaw was\u00a0published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species.\u00a0\u00a0Nearly 70 years later, the publication has\u00a0been updated through a joint effort by the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in4h.org\/\">Indiana 4-H<\/a>, and\u00a0the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/\">\u00a0Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/a>, and reintroduced as &#8220;An Introduction to Trees of Indiana.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=4-H-15-80A\">\u00a0full publication<\/a>\u00a0is available for download for $7 in the Purdue Extension Education Store. The field guide helps identify common Indiana woodlot trees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/catalpa-leaf.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19615 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/catalpa-leaf-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Catalpa Leaf drawing\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Each week, the Intro to\u00a0Trees of Indiana web\u00a0series will offer a sneak peek at one species from the book, paired with an\u00a0ID That Tree video from Purdue Extension forester\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/fnr\/directory.html#\/lfarlee\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>\u00a0to help visualize each species as it stands in the woods.\u00a0Threats to species\u00a0health\u00a0as well as\u00a0also\u00a0insight into the wood provided by the species, will be provided\u00a0through additional resources as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/collections\/50620bba3e9b4bbe83f3106dfc03285d\">Hardwoods of the Central Midwest<\/a>\u00a0exhibit of the Purdue Arboretum, if available.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we introduce the Northern catalpa or\u00a0<em>Catalpa speciose<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This species, which provides rot resistant wood great for outdoor usage such as fence posts, is native to southern Indiana along the Ohio River bottoms. It features huge heart-shaped leaves in whorled formation, long bean-like fruit pods and beautiful, large clusters of white tubular flower clusters in early summer.<\/p>\n<p>The heart-shaped leaves may be held in either opposite or more commonly in whorled arrangement, meaning three leaves originate at the same point on the twig. The bean-like fruit pods, which contain papery winged seeds, can sometimes be more than two feet in length.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree: Northern Catalpa\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCrRmM8IQDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For full article with additional photos view: <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/news\/department\/forestry-and-natural-resources\/2022\/06\/intro-to-trees-of-indiana-northern-catalpa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro to Trees of Indiana: Northern catalpa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfw.edu\/native-trees\/northern-catalpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Catalpa<\/a>, Native Trees of Indiana River Walk, Purdue Fort Wayne<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/fnr\/fifty-tree-library\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fifty Common Trees of Indiana<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/4-h-15-80a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Introduction to Trees of Indiana<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557535726\/\">Native Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension&#8217;s resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781612491448\/\">Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-482-W\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-IDNR-414\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel-playlist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\">Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel-playlist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/fnr\/Pages\/Profile.aspx?strAlias=wbroker1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wendy Mayer<\/a>, FNR Communications Coordinator<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The classic and trusted book &#8220;Fifty Common Trees of Indiana&#8221; by T.E. 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