Melinda Myers

Tuliptree

Botanical Name

Liriodendron tulipifera

Min Zone

4

Max Zone

9

Height

70 to 90 feet

Width

35 to 50 feet

Flowers

Yellowish-green with orange center, 2 to 3 inch, cup shape

Fruit

Cone-like aggregate of samaras, persists into winter

Fall Color

Clear to golden yellow

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic best

Planting & Care

• Transfer balled and burlap or container grown in early spring
• Avoid hot, dry sites
• Best in slightly acidic soils, but pH adaptable
• Provide a consistent supply of moisture to prevent leaf scorch
• Tolerant of black walnut toxicity
• Has a fleshy, poorly branched root system

Problems

Leaf spot, partial to early leaf drop, aphids

Varieties

• Ardis - compact, leaves are ¹/₃ the size of species, smaller flowers
• Compactum - dwarf, ¹/₂ size of species
• Aureomarginatum - variegated variety, leaves are margined with creamy greenish-yellow