This photograph — of uncertain attribution — purportedly shows a #NorthernCatalpa #Catalpa_speciosa of ludicrous proportions from Maysville, Missouri. As surreal as this size looks, it is consistent with the MO Department of Conservation website: a trunk circumference of 286”, roughly a diameter of 7’7” or 2.31 meters. Amazingly, another in Missouri has an even larger trunk!

https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/champion-trees/current-champion-trees

#Trees #Catalpa #GiantTrees #ThickTrunks