kitsTREEmap – Tree 10

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Directions

Carry on along 13th Ave all the way to Larch St where you turn left. Cross over to the north side of 12th Ave and you are now at the corner of Connaught Park. On both sides of the park and 10th Ave is our next featured tree: The Catalpa, sometimes known as the Indian Bean Tree.

Catalpa tree kitstreemap

icontree2  Catalpa

Proper Name: Catalpa speciosa
Common Name: Catalpa, Indian Bean Tree or Cigar Tree
Description: Large heart shaped leaves with pointed tips, green until fall then turning a lovely yellow before shedding. Beautiful flowers arrive in the spring before turning into long hanging seed pods (see below) that remain until after the leaves have disappeared.
Defining feature: The seed pods! They look like long straight runner beans that can grow up to 40cm long. They come in the summer and last until winter, turning from green to brown when some drop off.

Finding your connection: Shade
Trees give us and other creatures shade and lower air temperature by evaporating water in their leaves. Canopies give off very strong energy when beneath them. Stand under the tree and feel the air when beneath the canopy. Stand outside the canopy does it feel any different?
Quote: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Friendship is a sheltering tree.
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