{"id":12125,"date":"2015-09-25T06:42:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T13:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12125"},"modified":"2015-09-11T07:11:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T14:11:33","slug":"indian-bean-tree-root-and-branch-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/tree-root-and-branch\/indian-bean-tree-root-and-branch-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Bean Tree &#8211; Root and Branch Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Indian Bean Tree by William &amp; Mary Law Library, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wolflawlibrary\/4703706781\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4017\/4703706781_5b57dbeafa.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Bean Tree\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some trees are named to confuse. The Indian Bean Tree is not from India and it doesn&#8217;t grow beans. As a native of north America it is named for a North American native Indian tribe. The seeds are produced in long bean like pods.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Features of the Indian Bean Tree<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Latin name<\/strong> &#8211; Catalpa bignonioides other common names Catalpa, Cigar tree or Catawba<\/li>\n<li><strong>Height<\/strong> &#8211; up to 60 feet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type of tree<\/strong> &#8211; Deciduous<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leaves <\/strong> &#8211; Bright green heart-shaped leaves taper to a sharp point.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flowers<\/strong> &#8211; Trumpet shaped 2&#8243; long white and yellow flowers in panicles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fruit <\/strong> &#8211; Pendulous and numerous seed pods<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bark<\/strong> &#8211; Orange to pink-brown and scaly<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family<\/strong> &#8211; Bignoniaceae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"catalpa_blossom by Tom Gill (lapstrake), on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lapstrake\/533563502\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1106\/533563502_6df167e6fd.jpg\" alt=\"catalpa_blossom\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Origins and Distribution of the Indian Bean Tree<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Originally found in the south eastern parts of North America.<\/li>\n<li>Now grown ornamentally in America and Britain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Uses and Attributes of the Indian Bean Tree<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The attractive and exotic appearance has made the Indian Bean a popular tree in parks and public gardens.<\/li>\n<li>The wood is hard and brittle and not particularly useful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Bean tree -  Trompetenbaum ( Catalpa ) by Maggi_94, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/27126314@N03\/3680966698\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2544\/3680966698_2b793e7046.jpg\" alt=\"Bean tree -  Trompetenbaum ( Catalpa )\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Gardeners Tips for the Indian Bean Tree<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In the UK and colder areas the beans tend not to ripen.<\/li>\n<li>The tree can be reproduced quite easily using cuttings.<\/li>\n<li>Good for pollarding. The shorter &#8216;Nana&#8217; variety is a good bet for smaller gardens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other types of Indian Bean Tree<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a small family of Catalpas with two species Catalpa bignonioides and Catalpa speciosa.<\/li>\n<li>Both species are grown as ornamental trees for their showy leaves and flowers and attractive shape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Indian Bean Tree comments from elsewhere<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;Grown for its large, floppy leaves up to 25cm long and 15cm wide. They open later than most, but make a fantastic show, and the weight has been known to snap off branches on mature trees. There&#8217;s a prolific show of midsummer white flowers, followed by thin, green, bean-like pods.&#8217; read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/gardening\/plants\/plant_finder\/plant_pages\/12242.shtml\">BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"\n, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/12535240@N05\/3636665953\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3630\/3636665953_b6f3cbd5ce.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7745  Large Catalpa Tree in Full Bloom (Catalpa speciosa)\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Credits<\/strong><br \/>\nIndian Bean Tree by William &amp; Mary Law Library CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<br \/>\ncatalpa_blossom by Tom Gill (lapstrake) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<br \/>\nBean tree &#8211; Trompetenbaum ( Catalpa ) by Maggi_94 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<br \/>\nIMG_7745 Large Catalpa Tree in Full Bloom (Catalpa speciosa) by carlfbagge CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some trees are named to confuse. The Indian Bean Tree is not from India and it doesn&#8217;t grow beans. As a native of north America it is named for a North American native Indian tribe. The seeds are produced in long bean like pods. Key Features of the Indian Bean Tree Latin name &#8211; Catalpa bignonioides other common names Catalpa, Cigar tree or Catawba Height &#8211; up to 60 feet Type of tree &#8211; Deciduous Leaves &#8211; Bright green heart-shaped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/tree-root-and-branch\/indian-bean-tree-root-and-branch-review\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tree-root-and-branch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}