Question: Hi, I’m in Danielson, Connecticut. This plant has been growing in the corner of my garden for a year and …
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Question
Hi, I’m in Danielson, Connecticut. This plant has been growing in the corner of my garden for a year and a half now, and I’ve only just now decided to try to figure out what it is. Embarrassingly enough, I can’t tell whether it’s a velvetleaf, a young catalpa, or something else entirely. (Very little experience with plants.) Could you identify it for me? Thank you very much, Erick
Answer
Dear ejpiller, your plant is a species of Catalpa. I am unable to tell you with confidence which one without flowers or fruits. The leaves look most like Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa). Catalpa has whorled leaves (in this case, three leaves emerging from each node on the stem), whereas velvetleaf has alternate leaves (only one leaf at each node on the stem). Best wishes.
