Question: Hi, Any idea what this is? It's growing out of several cut trunks on my property (cut by previous owner). …
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Hi, Any idea what this is? It's growing out of several cut trunks on my property (cut by previous owner). The trunk is shooting out lots of these (suckers?) quickly... they grow back up to this size just a couple of weeks after cutting them back. Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts
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Dear NaniWane, it appears you have a species of Catalpa (also known by the common name catalpa), a member of the trumpet-creeper family. These species has whorled leaves, with 1 in the whorl being larger or smaller than the other two. I don't know if this characteristic will show up sprouts, but it present on normal branches.
