Tulip Tree
Liriodendron Tulipifera
Overview
The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), native to Eastern North America, is a majestic deciduous hardwood, soaring to 70-100 feet. Notable for its unique tulip-shaped flowers with greenish-yellow petals and orange bases, it blooms in spring. The four-lobed leaves turn golden yellow in fall. Preferring deep, rich soil and full sun, it offers rapid growth and a tall, pyramidal form, making it an impressive specimen or shade tree in spacious landscapes.
Culture
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Medium
- USDA zones
- 4–10
Shape & size
- Mature height
- 30–90 Ft.
- Mature width
- 40–90 Ft.
Classification
- Type
- Tree
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Climate
- Temperate
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