virgina tree with a purple-wisteria looking bloom

14 years ago

Can someone help identify a tree in Virgina that has been blooming duringMay that has blooms like wisteria, only the blooms are upright instead of drooping down. what is it?

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tazebell
14 years ago
Take a look at this tree: Catalpa, also spelled Catawba. That could be what you are seeing. It's a very fast growing tree.
gardener_sandy
14 years ago
Could be paulownia. A beautiful trash tree.
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peanut01
14 years ago
I think it is paulownia. It is all over I95 exit ramps in central VA. I confused it with wisteria from a distance then until I stopped one day to look for babies then discovered it was actually the tree which was flowering.

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