There are trees with small and large crowns, and within the first group is a species that is native to the East. His name is catalpa bungei and it is also known as Catalpa de Boda or Catalpa de Manchuria. The name "bungei" pays tribute to the Russian botanist Alexander Von Bunge.
It is an ideal tree to plant in a garden with little space or even on a terrace because its canopy will never be too large to cover all the sun, but it will be large enough to give us an ideal shade space to enjoy in summer. This is due not only to limited size that reaches your cup but also to the shape of its leaves, which, thanks to the fact that they are large and heart-shaped, can reach about 25 cm. long- they achieve a dense and rounded crown.
Its style also makes it ideal to use as a decorative element and that is why it is common that it is located next to paths and paths. It is even more beautiful in summer, when it blooms and offers a rich perfume that emanates from its purplish-pink flowers that contrasts with its gray-chestnut bark.
El catalpa bungei is a tree from China that belongs to the family bignoniaceae and that can reach a height of 7 to 9 meters. You need to be fully exposed to the sun even if adapts to all types of floors. It is a copy of fallen Leaf and at the time of planting it, you can take into account that its average width is 4 meters, that is to say that you must have a space of those proportions so that it then appears. Another advantage of the Catalpa bungei is that it is a fast growing tree, ideal for those looking for an ornamental tree that beautifies the home in record time.
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Hello, I wanted to plant a Catalpa Speciosa, but I have seen that in my area they have a disease that makes the leaves drip and the soil becomes black and sticky. If I plant a Catalpa Bungei, would the same thing happen to it? Is the treatment simple?
Thank you
Manuel
Hello Manuel.
It could be that the fungi were affecting them.
I can't tell you if C. bungei is also affected. It depends a lot on the crop.
If he has water and he pays it, in principle I would tell you that he will not have problems, but 100% sure I cannot confirm it.
In any case, I would recommend doing preventive treatments with systemic fungicide once a month.
A greeting.
Hello, could you please tell me where to get the catalpa bungei in Argentina? Greetings
Hello Laura.
I'm sorry, I can't tell you. We are in Spain.
You can ask in nurseries in your area, or else in online stores.
A greeting.
Hi, I'm Juan Carlos, I have bought a Catalonia Buigen tree for a month, and we are ending the month of March and there are no beginnings of any sprouting, I have scraped the trunk with my fingernail and it looks green, my question is if I already had to have buds or start of flowering. It seems strange to me that all the trees in the environment already have buds and this is nothing at all. I bought it in a nursery with almost 3 meters high and I made a 50 × 50 hole
Sincerely Juan Carlos
Thank you