A TREE THAT PRODUCES ORCHID BLOOMS #orchid #orchidtree #tnnursery #nativeplants #orchidsociety

Hey everyone, it's Bailey with TN Nursery, and today I'm showing you a tree that produces orchid-like flowers. Now you can see these blooms, they look just like an orchid. Look, they're beautiful blooms, and this is the catalpa tree, also known as the cigar trees. They're famous for their giant leaves. They can reach up to 70 feet tall, and they're stunning blooms. No other tree produces blooms that look remotely close to this. Bees love their flowers. The tree blooms in late spring. The leaves on the tree is heart-shaped and they grow over a foot wide. It creates deep shade in summertime and they're native to North America. They're cold hardy and the seeds hang on to them all winter long. Birds often nest in catapas, and I'll show you a bird nest in this catapa tree. If you're a bird watcher, this is the tree for you. Their caterpillars are prized for fishing bait. Now this tree right here, there's caterpillars comes on it around 2 to 3 times a year and they'll eat all the leaves off of it. It's called Catawba worms. And this tree is also known as the fisherman tree just because of the worms that it attracts. Can't go wrong with planting this. This is a beautiful tree. People absolutely love it. We have them right now buy one get one free on TNNursery.net. You can't go wrong with planting this. They live for hundreds of years. Shop now at tnursery.net.