Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
Golden foliage with fragrant summer blooms
Grown by Danielle
South Downs National Park
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The highlights
- Perfect for bringing a splash of colour to your garden
- Large, heart-shaped, velvety foliage
- Offers varied seasonal interest
- Can be cut back and adapted for smaller spaces
Description
- Bright yellow leaves, perfect for bringing a splash of colour to your garden
- Large, heart-shaped, velvety foliage begins with a bronze shade and develops into a clear yellow, turning yellow/green in late summer
- For smaller spaces, your Indian Bean Tree can be cut back and grown as a multi stem, which will develop even bigger leaves
- As the tree matures, creamy white, foxglove-like flowers with purple and yellow spotted throats appear in June/July, followed by long, slender seed pods
- Grows up to 12x10m
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPotsâ„¢.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
What to expect
What to expect
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Height on arrival
Eventual height
Eventual spread
Flower colour
Habit
Hardiness
How to grow
How to grow
High Pest/Disease resistance
Generally pest and disease resistantMORE
Water regularly when newly planted
Water young trees regularly until roots are well established
Full Sun
Position in Full Sun (6h+) or partial shade
Moist but well-drained soil
Suits any soil type that is moist but well-drained
Prune Annually
Prune annually to maintain shape if desired
Planting calendar
Planting calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
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South Downs National Park
Meet Danielle
110 years' expertise free with every tree
Danielle's nursery has been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.
What customers say about us
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Growing with Roots
Good to know
Our plants are grown 
in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.
We're here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.
Perfect plants, guaranteed
We’re confident that you’ll be delighted 
with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re 
perfectly happy.
See our nursery
How we grow your trees
Meet John, our expert tree grower in the South Downs, and see how he raises, prunes and packs all our trees.
Grower's tips
How to plant a mature tree
Is a big tree harder to plant? No! You'll need a friend to help, but the process is very similar to planting a regular tree. Here's grower Danielle to guide you through the process.
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What customers say about us
We do our best to provide you the best experience ever
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I have ordered plants from them twice this year. They arrived well packaged, on time and looked strong and healthy. I feel the staff from Roots plants deal with their plants and customers with passion and care. I can’t wait to order again, price is good as well.
Highly recommended all round
Delivered quickly, perfectly packaged and the tree was in excellent condition. Really healthy and taken to the garden with no problems. Can't recommend highly enough. 5 stars isn't enough!
Satisfied customer
Unlike other online sellers, this company are well ahead in the quality stakes. My plant arrived promptly as per their promise and the plant was much more established and healthy than I had expected. It’s the second time I have ordered from them and I have faith in their promise. Excellent service.
A really good quality tree
A really good quality tree, delivered on time and very well packaged. But the emailed planting advice and supporting information was what really impressed me. Thoroughly recommended.
Exceptional quality
The quality of the plants was exceptional, unlike ones I have had before from local garden centres. Thank you so much. I will definitely be using you again.
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