Today in the orchard
Catalpa speciosa, July 7, 2025
One of the highlights of our summer is the Catalpa bloom. It’s happening right now. I planted a single tree (Catalpa speciosa) 20 or 30 years ago, and it has thrived. The incredible white flowers are etched and decorated with purple. It’s like having a thousand orchids on a single tree. Not only are they beautiful, bees love them too. The trees grow to be quite large so if you plant one, give it plenty of room. Farther south the flowers are gone-by, but here in central Maine they bloom in early July.
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