species: Catalpa speciosa
common name: northern catalpa
family: Bignoniaceae
where & when encountered: Old Westbury, NY - 2017
I have been familiar with this area for a very long time - actually my whole life - and I had never noticed these trees before. The native range of northern catalpas is in Arkansas and Missouri, so obviously they have been introduced. Heck, they may even be southern catalpas, Catalpa bignonioides. In any case there are dozens, and they are no doubt spreading via birds or other natural causes.
Perhaps I will see them some day.
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