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Catalpa Trees 2025
Posted on 5/29/25 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 5/29/25 at 1:55 pm
We haven't discussed catalpa trees lately. I've been in contact with another OB poster that lives near Toledo recently to give him some seeds and a sapling or two.
Anyway, here is my big tree this year.
Here are some saplings I started from seed last fall. My mom has a green thumb. She babied them through the winter in her greenhouse. They all started putting on leaves about 3 months ago. We're about ready to plant them back in a corner of our hay field to start a small orchard.
Anyway, here is my big tree this year.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Here are some saplings I started from seed last fall. My mom has a green thumb. She babied them through the winter in her greenhouse. They all started putting on leaves about 3 months ago. We're about ready to plant them back in a corner of our hay field to start a small orchard.
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Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:08 pm to Clyde Tipton
What do you have to do to get the worms on them? The old man across the street from me has a massive one but I've never found worms on it. They're some cool looking trees for sure.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:10 pm to Clyde Tipton
I briefly looked at mine as I was passing in my tractor last week to see if I saw any worms. Did not see any at the time.
I would like to have more of them at my place 2 of them at my place are huge. Like 60ft +.
One thing I did this past winter was plant a bunch of walnut seeds. I have a few walnuts and would like to establish a bunch more. I planted 70-80 seeds that I picked up last fall and maybe half of those are growing now.
I would like to have more of them at my place 2 of them at my place are huge. Like 60ft +.
One thing I did this past winter was plant a bunch of walnut seeds. I have a few walnuts and would like to establish a bunch more. I planted 70-80 seeds that I picked up last fall and maybe half of those are growing now.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:13 pm to bbvdd
June is when they always hit for me in Athens GA. I miss that tree. It was gigantic and eventually died of old age. At least 30 feet high. You had to boomerang them off the leaves and pick them off the ground.
ETA- I had two beagles that figured out quickly when catalpa season was, they learned to hang out under the tree and wait for one to drop and then snap it up. That was always a good sign from a distance if the worms were on it yet. It was about a half acre back from the house.
ETA- I had two beagles that figured out quickly when catalpa season was, they learned to hang out under the tree and wait for one to drop and then snap it up. That was always a good sign from a distance if the worms were on it yet. It was about a half acre back from the house.
This post was edited on 5/29/25 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:15 pm to Loup
Back in the 70’s we had some trees in Baton Rouge that would get worms every year. My grandfather planted some Catalpa trees in Mississippi. We gave him some live worms from our trees and he put them on his trees. After that he would get worms every year and use them for fishing. I’m pretty sure you can order frozen worms, but not sure where to get live worms?
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:16 pm to Loup
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What do you have to do to get the worms on them?
I got lucky. A neighbor about 1/2 mile from me has trees and mine started getting worms from his naturally. The moths will travel up to 3 miles to find new trees.
If no one is close to you with worms, you have to put worms on the tree, hope they survive the birds and wasps long enough to go in the ground and turn into pupa. They re-emerge the next year as moths and the cycle starts.
If anyone is spraying for mosquitos around you, it'll kill the moths. You never see worms in town anymore because of this. Rural trees that aren't around ag fields are the only ones that produce anymore to my knowledge.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:17 pm to Clyde Tipton
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If anyone is spraying for mosquitos around you, it'll kill the moths. You never see worms in town anymore because of this. Rural trees that aren't around ag fields are the only ones that produce anymore to my knowledge.
Well damn. The tree is pretty close to the road and the town has a fog truck that comes by every few days. Maybe I'll go to one of the council meetings and complain with the ladies worried about the bees.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:23 pm to Cycledude
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I’m pretty sure you can order frozen worms, but not sure where to get live worms?
Join this facebook group Catalpa Gold.
Tons of information, and people selling seeds, trees, frozen and live worms, and even the pupa.
I have a bunch of viable seeds I collected last year that I'll give away. I sprouted some last fall and again this spring. I'll share my email with anyone that wants to back channel me. Basically mail me a self addressed stamped envelope and I'll mail it back to you with 10-20 seeds. Enough to start a few trees...
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:23 pm to Clyde Tipton
quote:pretty sad that the places we grow our food are the most environmentally toxic
Rural trees that aren't around ag fields are the only ones that produce anymore to my knowledge.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:25 pm to Loup
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Well damn. The tree is pretty close to the road and the town has a fog truck that comes by every few days. Maybe I'll go to one of the council meetings and complain with the ladies worried about the bees.
Yeah, it's not selective at all. You can request they not spray in front of your property. They'll fire it up right past you though and drift will still get you.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:30 pm to deeprig9
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June is when they always hit for me in Athens GA.
This was taken in June of last year:
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:42 pm to bbvdd
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June is when they always hit for me
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This was taken in June of last year:
Those guys in Mississippi where they are native are already getting worms.
In NETX/NWLA it's always July or August for me. Heat of the summer they show up.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 10:48 pm to Clyde Tipton
Planted 3 last year. 1 has doubled in size. The other two about the same
Planted next to my pond
Planted next to my pond
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