The tree was blown over in a storm and the vine never recovered. It is a fast growing vine that can cover the side of a barn in no time flat. In late summer, it's smothered in small white flowers. Not for the small garden, but if you have the space, it is a lovely vine. Campsis radicans is a lovely vine who is either wanted or a pest, depending on where it puts itself.
Hummingbirds love it.
I have allowed it to climb a huge Chamaecyparis , while keeping an eye on it so it doesn't overpower the shrub. Next year, I'm going to try Tom Clothier's chance discovery to see if blooming doesn't improve. His photo is of the cultivar x tagliabuana 'Madame Galen', one that I also have, but in too much shade and she has never bloomed. This is really a vine who needs sun to bloom for you, although it will grow and survive in shade. There are other vines I am longing to grow.