Northern Catapla

Northern Catapla

Name That Tree: Northern Catalpa

Scattered around the neighborhood are several twisty trees with broad leaves and long, thin pods. One of those trees, on Westminster between Cortelyou and Dorchester, was helpfully labeled by a neighbor [/blog/history/ditmysteries-tree-plaque-on-dorchester] at some point–it’s a northern catalpa, which can grow fairly large and has about