In the southern US, the catalpa tree is pronounced "catawba" and that has survived as a common name along with cigar tree and Indian bean tree.

Across its range, which stretches from Georgia to New York and across the Mississippi Valley, this popular ornamental is known by a variety of descriptive names: Indian cigar tree, smoking bean ...

Because of the seedpods, an old name for this tree was the Indian cigar tree. Dear Dr. Dirt: We have had a couch in long-term storage and have decided to return it to use.

Therefore, the tree has also been called "smoking bean," "Indian bean" and "Indian cigar tree." Now I don't know about getting "high" ON catalpa trees, ...

Have you ever heard of a “fence-post tree"? Also known as Indian bean tree, cigar tree, catawba, or caterpillar tree, Catalpa is a large tree with showy white, fragrant flowers, massive heart ...

This wooden cigar store “Indian Chief” was carved out of a live oak tree in Benton, Kentucky, in 1868 by a Mr. Maxwell who also made figureheads for ships’ prows.