Botanical Name: Chitalpa x tashkentensis
Common Name: Chitalpa
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a mostly multi-trunked tree, with rapid growth forming a loosely rounded canopy; a large Oleander-shaped shrub if unpruned - easily developed into tree-form
Height 20' - 30'
Spread equal
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors thrives in full-sun habitats at most locations; tolerates some shade at hot inland sites
Soil prefers well-draining; tolerates clay if not overwatered
Hardiness hardy (zones 12, 13, 18-24): best suited for warm, low-elevation sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite or whorled, elliptic-lanceolate; bright green, 3"-5" long
Flowers light pink to white, trumpet-shaped, with ruffled edges to the corolla; throat of corolla purple-striped; May - July
Fruit if present, a long silique (3"-4" long)
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood or hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an excellent small to medium-sized accent tree, valued for its heavy flower display, lush 'tropical' appearance and drought tolerance; patio tree or slope tree; can be used as large background mass-screen if unpruned
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak (14-21 days in summer) - drops leaves early if drought-stressed
Fertilizing little needed after establishment
Pruning head high and develop primary branch structure selectively head back and thin afterflowering to maintain size
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other a hybrid of Chilopsis linearis X Catalpa bignonioides
 
Origin: hybrid cultivar
Family: Bignoniaceae

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