WHY Catawba (Catalpa) Trees??
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- We were blessed to find someone selling Catawba (Catalpa) Trees this past week. We bought 3 and planted them near our pond. Why Catawba Trees? Danny explains why we wanted the Catawba (Catalpa) Trees.
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I grew up on a small farm in Ohio. Being a Farmboy, my first paying job was at another local small farm. Soon, I was working for several of them and one of the benefits with a few was the access to the ponds. Dad was extremely old-fashioned and loved fishing, so he would keep his eye on the trees for the worms every time he'd drop me off or pick me up. Once he found them, he'd contact all of my MANY Brothers and they'd all show up and climb the trees to perform a Worm Harvest. Now, most people would imagine it would be like harvesting apples, where you pick every single one. NOPE!! Dad had rules that only certain ones were to be picked. That's when I learned that these Worms are actually beneficial to the survival of the tree. And from judging the size of these trees, they'd been around for a very long time. Some of them had trunks bigger than 6 feet in diameter. The only time I ever recall cutting one completely down was due to it being diseased or storm damaged. Dad treated them like he did his Fruit Trees and trimmed them in the same fashion....only trim the vertical branches and leave the horizontal ones alone. They make great shade trees on a hot Summer day out in the field, THAT'S FOR SURE!!
When I was a young child snd always fished with my grandpa. But before we went fishing I ride out to a country road. Grandpa had a long pole to shake the tree. As he did I gathered up the worms a d put in a bucket. We fished with the worms all the time along with night crawlers. Such memories gathering worms with my grandpa to fish with. Thanks for sharing as it brought back great memories for me. And yes I baited my own hook with them.
Sounds like a lovely memory to have.
I would have thought the worms were harmful to the tree. I learned something again from you, Danny. Thanks for the lesson!
After 3 years of applying for high tunnel grant we have been approved. Don't give up. My daughter's persistance. Two women homesteaders on small budget. Lol
Congratulations. How did you apply for the grant ?
Contact your local USDA office. Best wishes!
When I first saw the worms I thought “uh, oh, the rain has caused more problems” 🤣🤣🙄. I’ve learned something new this morning!
Absolutely brilliant! That is the consummate definition of permaculture my friend!
This makes me rethink my whole attitude toward insects - the can be so useful!
LOL, when I read title, I laughed because of memories of climbing the tree as a boy collecting worms to go fishing. Used them just as your Pop told you too.
Catalpa trees are beautiful in the spring! We had one at the farm we sold and every year our kids when they were little would stand under it and the flower blooms would just rain down on them. On a windy day the flower petals would just rain and cover the ground! So beautiful!🤗
Well, we didnt actually sell it. It's a long story but we lived in it for 3years moving there with the intent to sell the one we live in now (which sat on the market for 2years in 2015). The people that own it were old and want to sell it to us so we moved in but long story short couldn't get a loan bc they said we didnt have enough debt🤦♀️ even through we owned this one since 2003. We rented out our house to family and that was not a good situation so after three years of living on the farm we got a lawyer to get family out (another long story😆) moved back to the house we actually own after about 20,000 in damages its finally getting back to normal. We bought this one brand new only ones that lived here before so it was a frustrating situation to say the least but we are thankful God gave us the experience of the farm life and our kids got to experience it too💗 We came back to this house and made it a sanctuary with chickens,creek,fish,rabbits,and gardens with what we could to be debt free. We only have this house left to be debt free so we weren't about to jump back into debt not being able to sell this one😉
Ha when I saw those worms at the start of the video I thought Yikes get rid of them. You learn something new everyday 💝
The flowers are my favorite part of having a Catalpa. They smell amazing. Black locust flowers and milkweed flowers are lovely too. Im glad to find other uses and benefits from our plants. Tfs 💚🌱
I came across a couple of Basswood / Linden trees over the summer in July (Michigan). Incredible scent as well and abundant pretty yellow flowers.
I love Catalpa as well, one of my favorite trees.
@@wmluna381 We have some catalpa trees in our front yard (in Michigan). They were supposedly not supposed to have pods. They were smaller when we bought the place, no pods at the time. For two weeks a year the flowers are gorgeous and smell good. The rest of the year it’s an eye sore throat Addams Family would not want. No worms, but those pods are very hard to clean up and the tree holds in to them through the winter so it looks awful for months with no leaves, just dead pods. I cannot stand these trees.
I’ve lost most of my Catawba trees but I used to have three.
The old men who fish the river would offer to pay me for the worms all the time.
I always just gave them as many as they wanted….they still stop to ask if I need any fish on their way out, even tho I don’t have the trees anymore 😊
Kindness can be a good in investment!
I’ve been hunting for some little ones that I can start 😊
Hi my name is Steven , I have a question please about these trees can the Bean pods or the leaves on these trees be eaten by people , I have these trees on my place ?.
@@stevenskidmore5457 according to Google the tree has no known edible uses
But the worms that live on the trees are great fish bait
I'm in upstate New York. I have 4 trees ready to be transplanted. If you're near-by, you're welcome to come and get them.
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I wish! I’m in Florida
Good morning! Nice, put the fishing worms next to the fishing. Sweet!
You made me cry 😥
My Daddy and I would do the same thing and I miss those fishing trips we had. What WONDERFUL MEMORIES . Thank You
It's been just over 16 years since Daddy died and I not been fishing since.
Oh my!!! We found 2 trees here out by the pond and was tickled pink. My dad would set them in a bowl of hot water not boiling, after they floated to the top he wipe them off and set them in a old plastic butter bowl with cornmeal and kept it in the freezer so he always had them for fishing. Thanks for the memory
My grandfather has a large Catapla tree in his backyard that I used to help pick the worms from before going fishing. This is the same grandfather whose mayhaws and blueberries I still collect. Funny that he was a homesteader, before it even named.
I grew up a homesteader off grid before homesteading was cool, as my mom and dad did also!
I have 15 catalpa trees in my yard. They are a beautiful trees. The chickens loves the worms. I plant at least one a year. I have gave a lot of seedlings away. They love our area in the Ozarks.
Hi my name is Steven , I have a question please about these trees I have some on my place , can the Bean pods or the leaves be eaten by people ?.
@@stevenskidmore5457 I wonder about that too, my older book says Indians used the trees but not what part they used.
The wood made decent heat if dry, fairly hard wood might be durable.
Every time I see these trees, I make an effort to tell the property owner about 'em and only about 1/2 the owners of these trees know about them. This needs to be taught in school, a 1 hour lesson in every 10th grade class would be a tremendous value to humans....
I have 2 Catalpas on my property that are well over 300 years old according to the arborist.
I’ve got catalpa’s all over my property! Great video, Danny! God bless❤️🙏🏻❤️
I saw then first when kayaking down my creek. I thought they were a beautiful tree, and i loved the way the pods hung down. Therefore, in finding out more about it, i had to have one.
We called them talfa trees you know I guess that's the hillbilly way!
I pulled a small catalpa/catawba tree out of a sidewalk in 1974 and planted it in our back yard. I sold that house last year and the tree is still there.
I have propagated plants from that tree for many years and they are planted all over GA and Alabama.
That’s awesome and something you can be proud of for every.
how can you tell if the tree made it over winter? i planted 4 in pots and they did great, but now we’re in spring, and I can’t tell if they’re alive
Wow great informative video.
I remember granny had Catawba worm 🐛 trees. They was loaded with grown worms. I’d never seen the babies before.
My grandfather had 2. We too used them for fishing. ❤️ Good times.
I grew up with these, We had them everywhere, We always kept them about 6' tall and they spread out and were loaded with worms every year... We kept water hoses in them to deter the birds, They will eat all the worms.. I was raised in Perry county, I would Love to get a hold of me a few trees but I haven't seen any in Georgia... Good seeing you, You always bring back memories..Hope you have a great day and may God bless y'all.. Steve
So funny the grand kids just told us we had worms all over our big tree. We had not even looked at it yet this summer. Then this video came up, lol. Our worms are black with a yellow stripe and a hooked horn tail. We are in southern Missouri. We will harvest them and do exactly what you described for our future bait. Thank you for your videos and happy fishing!
Love those trees. Just learn about them.. God's Hand is everywhere.
I've fished with them for many, many years and they are one of the best baits I have ever used! I was taught to turn them inside out too and they are great! The fish have a really hard time getting them off the hook! Congrats on getting those trees!
When I was a kid, we called them Catawby trees and worms. lol. Free best fish bait right in the yard.
This video brings back memories from my childhood. I remember catching Catalpa worms as a kid and selling them for fish bait.
Congratulations Wanda.👏 👏 👏 You truly have a resourceful MAN too. Danny, I hope you continue to mske your heaven on earth. Great work. I adore sharing hour videos like this. It gives me hope for the species of this planet
i remember when i was about 12 we used to go to the pay lake and fish for tag fish and after catching a 100.00 catfish the owner would not let anybody use catalpa worms anymore. lol
🌞 Good morning Danny and Wanda I have never heard of a Catawba tree 🌴 happy you found some to add to your permaculture ecosystem 🐛🐛
What a great video! I’ve spent over an hour reading comments, and they’re as enjoyable as the video. I just bought a house that has three Catawba trees in the backyard. They’re at least 20” across at the base. May 20th here in Tennessee, the trees are full of beautiful blooms! I had heard of the trees, but not the worms and how good a bait they are. I’m surprised, because I’m 62 and have fished off and on my entire life, though traditional archery hunting is my favorite hobby. My new home is less than a quarter mile from the Cumberland River and a boat ramp. My neighbors told me the previous owner had planted the trees for the worms to fish with. I’ve been keeping an eye out, but haven’t seen any worms yet...keeping my fingers crossed!
I used to grow grape vines, and I would get cuttings from the vines by cutting an 18” or so section with a half dozen or so buds on it. The end to root, you make that end by cutting on a 45 degree slant though the vine and slicing a bud in half. The upper end cut off an inch or so above a bud. When put in a plant bed, several buds into the ground to root, and several above ground to branch. I usually did this in early winter when pruning the vines back. Wrap the cuttings in a dampened paper towel and keep in your refrigerator (not freezer)until spring planting time. Small Catawba branches may root in the same way?
Heck yeah! Known about em nearly 60 years. Had my eye on a big ol tree for a while. Gonna try to get a sackful and show the granddaughter how to catch some fish! Thanks alot buddy!
My grandfather planted five of them fourth years ago, they are about thirty feet high. I have been trying to cut them back to allow more light down to my food forest that I put in under them. The leaves make good snacks for pigs and goats. I have been propagating them, as well as Turkey fig, old roses, tamarind trees, and confederate rose.
Never heard of these trees before or the worms. Learn something new today!
Catawba trees and worms are great. You should have told everybody you're suppose to bite the head off and then turn them inside out. I always heard that but never saw anyone do it. Lol
Hey Frog Foot, you do turn'em inside out, but you just pull the head off. By far one of the best bait for panfish & catfish that you can use.
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My ex ….. for absolutely no reason cut two of them down in my yard he burned and poisoned the stumps …. They wouldn’t die . They are about 100 yrs old
We have one in our back yard close to our spring feed branch. Donnie and I always gathered them and went cat fishing. Great bait !!!!! We have froze them too.
I have one across the road and a pond in my backyard. I had no idea. Thank you!
Nothing other then gods blessings there wow got a call about the trees and went out into the yard and found the worms for them
Brings back good memories of fishing with catalpa worms with my Papaw in Central Alabama.
My homestead in southwest Ohio has dozens of catalpa trees, The long driveway is lined with massive and very old catalpas. Here, they provide shade and beauty, as well as add other attributes to the ecosystem.
Do they have worms? As a northerner I have always loved catalpas but I am used to seeing large varieties. The leaves are too high to go examine.
I grew up in Ohio also and we used the worms for fishing also. The Catalpa trees that were around us were 80’ tall and easily 48” diameter and some of those may have been up to 60”.
These trees are best left to grow tall and fat and I think Danny is crazy for cutting them back all the time, they need to be let go and they will produce seed pods and then Danny will have all the catalpa trees he could ever dream of!! They make the best shade trees!
Wow!!! I’m learning so much for y’all!!!!
I thought I was the only one who used my Kubota for a ladder.
if you have a catalpa tree that too high cut off at about 7-8 ft tall it will bush out sideways i cut mine every year it grows right back alot of times it will grow back as a fork -------july -aug a good time to take cuttings to sprout its a lot quicker than seed----- you have a new tree in about 8 weeks
As a young kid, we lived beside a small lake. We caught and sold these worms every year to fisherman. It was great for pocket money.
Do the worms get bigger than that? The ones shown look a bit small to get on a hook. Just curious.
Free worms & you won’t have to look for a bait shop. God gifts us. We just have to look! Thanks Danny Always good to learn something new. 💕from Ky
They call them honey locust trees in Oklahoma. Great cat fish bait and they smell sooo good in bloom
As a child, I always wondered what that tree and worms and long green pods was! Mind you I'm 54 and I remember the tree as a 4 year old. Big huge worms, with a long black antana at the end. After our ice storm, here in Spencer Oklahoma, with all the tree damage. I started to cut it down , decided not to, thanks for the information.
Thank you for your vid had this tree growing in my complex and the leaves and the grow pattern always attracted me to it! Just got a cutting from it
I live in Michigan within a few miles of Lake Michigan just across from Milwaukee and we have these trees here also. I am a residential builder who repaired the second story of a farm house that got clobbered by a huge Catalpa tree that had the upper part break off in a wind storm. The trunk was at least two feet in diameter. You're right about them growing again when cut back. There is a tree a mile down the road from me that the previous owner cut off about 8 feet off the ground and it branched out all over and has since grown considerably. Sadly never seen the worms this far north. Rubber ones are available at the local bait shop and they seem to work well for Bass here. Thank you for the video.
Never knew this and hadn't heard of a Catawba tree. Never to old to learn. Thank you.
Gm Mr Danny tell Wanda gm you are so full of knowledge thanks for sharing never heard of that worn have a bless day
have them here around the house for the past 40 yrs
We had a huge catalpa in our yard growing up. It had huge leaves on it. My brothers and I would gather the worms and sell them to fishermen.
Danny we have the largest catopa trees here Oklahoma I've ever seen. My father in law had huge ones when he lived in Bryan Co. We couldn't wait till they got big cause that's when we stocked up on a lot catfish. It's the best fish bait you can get.
I’ve never seen anyone selling catalpa trees. I have two large ones on our property. We lost three from the goats eating the bark. Thanks for sharing
The grass under a catalpa tree is always thick and it’s so cool in the hottest part of the summer. We saved the worms in cornmeal too b
WOW, I have a large catawba tree that nature gave me about 4 years ago and it is right next to a tiny pond. It is so beautiful and I remember how I didn't want it there in that garden bed and I wanted to cut it down when it first came up. But at that time, I was transitioning to a different idea of gardening. A Do Nothing Gardening that allows things to grow naturally and plant your cultivated vegetables amongst wild herbs. So I decided, if nature gave it to me, to let it grow. It's full of large seed pods. It's a fast growing tree and I am going to take seeds with me to Texas. I don't know if I should do cuttings or not. Really learn alot from the video because I didn't know it was good to have next to a pond. But, nature did. Thanks, Danny. 💚
it roots from cuttings really easily
@@michaelg8642 You mean cut branches from the tree?
@@faithlewis4695 yep! preferably branches that are not too old and woody, but not too young and tender, either. Last years growth that has new growth coming out of it generally.. Cut all the new growth and leaves off of it except for a few small leaves. In my experience cuttings should have at least 2 nodes (the spot where the new growth sprouts from) buried and 2-3 above the soil. Or you can burry the whole thing horizontally..
@@michaelg8642 I did thought about; but, I thought it would be to much hassle. Thank you, I will start some in some pots.
Ahh a Catalpa tree. Great fish bait!!
When I was a kid, about 65 yrs ago, right on the property line between our house and the neighbor's, there grew a huge Catalpa tree. For many years it produced huge worms and though Dad and I had been told those worms were great bait for catfish, we never tried em. I remember lookin at them and wondering, should I take em and try em...nah, maybe next time. Then the tree dried up, the leaves fell and the tree died and one spring it was gone. We and the neighbors cut the tree. Sad story. Maybe I still have time to find a live tree and use the worms for bait...here's hoping.
Thanks for bringing back this memory. Even though we never caught a fish with its thousands of free baits, I remember the tree as something special.
Howdy from the northeast!
I discovered a catawba way up here in Portland Maine. Notices the big bean-like pods hanging. Having never seen those before,I used the Picture This app to see what it was. Very surprised to see that it wasn't native but was doing very well. HUGE,tall tree....must have been 60,70 feet tall. Amazing...
One year I saw those catalpa worms hatch out on some four o'clocks; there were no catalpa trees nearby. Meanwhile I've had the trees for over 15 years and never had any of the worms.
I am letting mine get established and seeing if the worms will show up on their own. If they don’t show up within a couple of years I will go to my father in law’s house and get some off of his tree to get them established on mine.
That pond has turned out to be beautiful, your blessed.
Crazy because I was just looking to buy a grape tree for our home garden and this was the name of one of those trees. Cool video thank you!
God is good. You didn’t need the worms until you had the ponds (and slowed down a bit).
Learned something new today!
My uncle had several of these planted behind his house when I was a child, climbed into those trees and shook the limbs for worms many a time, great fish bait.
Just found your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I am so glad you have these trees and did this video. We used to have one in our yard and we would take them fishing too. The tree we had grew these huge pods. But at some point my dad cut it down. I miss that tree
LOL-Mr. Danny even plants a special tree that feeds his fishing worms. I know it is a permaculture thing, but I bet people like me who did not know about catawba trees being good fishing worm hosts are impressed and now looking to see where their ecological system they are building has holes. ☺️
Just asked this morning if any one local has seen worms yet. Some have some haven't.God Bless, stay safe.
I love it. Growing your own fish bait.
Used to catfish and we had tournament and big fish paid 50 percent of the$$$ collected and the rest paid 30 percent and 20 percent, Because they are rare the worms were not used often but everyone who used it in tourament won part of the payout cash, Yes the best bait and every fish species we would catch.
Thank you for the teaching Sir
I live in a town where catalpas are quite numerous. We even have a street named Catalpa Ave. because they're so prolific. Now I want to go "acquire" one.
Grandma had huge CATALPA trees in front of her house in snow country.Winter snow ,hot summers,Boise Idaho--huge leaves.
My grand daddy had a huge tree... I hated those worms as a kid! He would slay fish and he turned them inside out as well. My neighbor has 5 huge trees. The fence post tip is great! He’s getting ready to trim one that is huge. I’ll snag those limbs! Lol Much Love and Many Prayers! 💙💛🙏
I'm sure I've already commented before.
1st love your vidz. Always!
I grew up visiting my Grandad and standing under the catalpa tree. My brothers and I would see who would move first because of all the catapults falling from the tree 😆 🤣
My mother now has one in her back yard. I tried to make an air layer from it. It was a success, but the air layer was soo big by the time I cut it down that I couldn't do anything with it.
This year a storm broke a huge limb on the tree and now I have over 100 little cuttings started. Mostly due to this video inspiring me to grow more.
Peace N Love
Currently my tree is completely stripped took my grand babies fishing with them. Loved it
Hey thank you very much I got a real lot of information to help me with my Catawba project also to I also am a homesteader and live in a really old Homestead that was building 1832
We used to have one when I was a young pup. For about 5 years we had more worms than we could drown at the creek. The next few years it never produced any worms, we tried to bring in new worms but they never took off. A hurricane finally knocked it down it was a bitter sweet moment because of all the memories using the worms to fish, but joyous moment as well because once the worms were gone the leaves were killer to rake up.
Catawba worms are great fishing for bream because they are tough. The bream can't pull them apart like a cricket. Thanks for this...💖
Oh yea my dad and grandpa always had Catawba trees on their property and would top them out as needed to keep them from growing so tall and produce more limbs and leaves. We fished with them all the time and I was taught as you were to turn em inside out for better success. My dad also kept them in the refrigerator/freezer in cornmeal. Enjoyed this video Y’all. 👍🏻😊🙌🏻
Thank you for the unusual information. I love Catalpa for their wonderfully scented flowers and bee feeding. Didn't know about the worms, a reflex of most gardeners would be to kill them.
Fish love them, and so do certain birds.
When I was growing up in Chicago, Illinois we had one in front of our house. It eventually died and was cut down. I don't remember any worms though but that was long ago. Blessings.
I lived on a block in Chicago and the whole block was Catalpas. Sadly within a few years nearly all of them were cut down and every single one was very hollow! Even the smallish ones were hollow. Must be a very soft rot prone wood or something was eating at them.
Excellent video, Great fishing bait for years to come.
Beautiful song birds singing in the backgroung of your homestead. Just waiting for their share of catalpa worms.
They're pretty common in Pittsburgh, PA. There we called them Toby trees.
We had on VERY tall Catalpa tree that only had worms on it only once. Unfortunately we had to fell it after it was struck by lightening. About 10 yrs ago I found a beautiful Catalpa sapling in the scrub behind our barn!!! We transplanted to our front yard, and it has flourished into the most gorgeous tree!!! I wish I could share a pic with you!!! We have a multitude of saplings in the ditch along the road too!!! I was able to get one into a large nursery pot, and will plant it this fall in our backyard. 11:35
Catalpa Trees? Quickly clicked on your COOL channel Deep South Homestead, reminds me of some old growth over by Robert Ruggieri's Law consulting firm and from there I believe a seed floated over to the Lrae Club(beer joint)and established itself in Mr. Earl Oliver's beautiful li'l yard and from there another seed wafted over on the air and planted itself at our apartment doorstep, all this in se Utah, this tree is so BEAUTIFUL! :D
Great fish bait! We had a Catawba tree on our farm and we always had fresh fish to eat.
Wow! I was expecting to here about a devastating issues. Thx for sharing Danny, I learned something new. Blessings, julie
Learn something knew every day. Thanks for sharing that.
They make good fence post too...
Great shade trees,excellent catfish bait,and though I've never tried it I was told that the wood is pretty rot resistant
you are correct about the wood when the east to west railroad was being build they used catalpa cross ties when avail.
Brings back memories of fishing years ago as a child and using these worms.
I never thought I would see Danny propagating bugs
LoL me either.
We had 2 at my gdads place...We used to pull the worms off to go fishing...
Apparently the bean pods produce a wax that can be used to make candles also. And lamp oil from pressed beans.