1 Northern Catalpa Tree - Ready to Ship The plants are now dormant, leafless, and carefully lifted from the beds, handled well, and they will be packed as bare root. Order now and all the way through early-Spring. The supply of these trees is limited. Ships about 15+ inches... hefty and nice. They may have a bent trunk, but they will straighten out as they grow. Popular for the stalks of white fragrant flowers in the Spring and large heart-shaped leaves. Also known as the ''Fishing Worm '' tree, as sometimes they will get large catepillars in the summer which are popular for fishing bait. Catapla is a good shade tree, or useful in windbreaks and barriers. Generally, as the pictures show, the flowers are spikes of small white flowers. Hardy in most soils, good for Plant Zones 5 to 10, medium watering. They grow best in full sun, but partial shading fine as well. These are hefty and fast growing. This tree is 3 year olds, typical root is heavy single to multiple tap-roots, may have some fine roots. They are typically heavy because of the roots, and typically a single stem, with the tree varying from 15+ inches tall. Good hardy plants checked before packing. 1 Northern Catalpa Tree Young Plant About 15" to 24" Tall Fast Growing Flowering Shade Tree