Chitalpa trees

Chitalpa treesPhoenix's Best Fast Growing Flowering Shade Tree Chitalpa Chitalpa (Chitalpa tashkentensis) is Phoenix's premier heat tolerant flowering shade tree a stunning hybrid between the Desert Willow and Catalpa that delivers the best of both worlds. This fast growing deciduous tree produces masses of large, trumpet shaped blooms in pink, lavender, or white from spring through fall, all while shading your yard with a broad, attractive canopy. Once

ensuring the colony continues

tropical fruit in fall

or utility equipment behind a curtain of lush tropical foliage

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giving them a distinctive smoothness and shape

Spacing — 3–5 ft apart for privacy hedge

or white (trumpet-shaped clusters) Bloom Season Spring through fall (May–September) Parent Plants Hybrid of Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) × Catalpa Pet Friendly Yes — non-toxic to dogs and cats Chitalpa Uses in Phoenix Landscapes

powdery blue-gray leaves that form a dense

For a solid column privacy wall

Curated Desert Garden Groupings

or in odd-numbered groups of 3 to 5 so each symmetrical rosette stands clear

including hot south and west exposures with reflected heat off block walls and pavement