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Magnoliaceae
Tulip-poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Also known as Liriodendron procerum, Liriodendron truncatifolium, Liriodendron tulipifera f. fastigiatum, Tulipifera liriodendrum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Shade Tree · Tulip Tree · Deciduous · Fast Growing · Large Tree · Native · Landscape · Flowering Tree · Eastern Us · Wildlife
Tulip-poplar is a fast-growing, majestic shade tree that prefers full sun to partial shade and consistently moist, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first few years to establish a strong root system, then reduce frequency as the tree matures. Its striking tulip-shaped flowers and attractive foliage make it a spectacular specimen tree for large landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow the top few inches of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 480 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, aspca
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