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Perhaps the most famous attribute of the Southern Catalpa tree is that it plays host to the “catawba worm”, a popular bait worm for fishermen. Wanting bait on demand? Plant a few of these hard-to-kill trees on your property.
Catawba Worm Tree. 5 Gal. Placing an order with Wade Nursery is as easy. 1. Print out the order form or use the online form. Online Order Form Printable Order Form. 2. Call us at 912-670-1495 for availability and pricing. Category: Ornamental Trees.
We specialize in the wholesale production of Catalpa/Catawba Worms, used for fish bait. We have been in business for over 20 years, harvest over 50,000 Catawba worms per year, and have consistently produced Catawba worms on our farm for over 30 years.
A: Catalpa caterpillars (“worms”) come from eggs laid by the catalpa sphinx moth. Once they mature, the caterpillars pupate in the soil near the tree. You should sell a few of your caterpillars with each tree and instruct the buyer to let the worms feed and pupate.
Southern Catalpa is a powerful bloomer with a unique contorted form. It is smaller than its northern cousin with the same large heart shaped leaves. Winter reveals its arching, twisted branches.
The tree is a fast-growing shade tree that provides a good source of free worms for fishing throughout the Summer months. Every fisherman would do well to have a few Catalpa Trees planted on his land to grow his own fish bait worms.
Southern Catalpa are fast-growing trees that have beautiful flowers and large heart-shaped leaves. Catalpas are the only host of the Catalpa Sphinx moth larva, known as the Catalpa worm. These worms are highly prized as bait by fisherman and as food for fish.
