Liriodendron tulipifera

Scientific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera

Common Name: tulip tree

Native Range: Eastern North America

Zone: 4 to 9

Plant type & Form: Tree, pyramidal to broad conical habit

Height: 60.00 to 90.00 feet

Spread: 30.00 to 50.00 feet

Bloom Time: May to June

Bloom Description: Yellow with orange band at petal bases

Flower: cup-shaped, tulip-like; yellow with an orange band at the base of each petal; 2” in length

Fruit: dry, scaly, oblong, cone-shaped brown fruits, each bearing numerous winged seeds

Leaf: four-lobed bright green leaves (to 8” across) turn golden yellow in fall

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium

Soil type & pH: moist, organically rich, well-drained loams

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Very large shade or lawn tree for large landscapes. Generally not recommended as a street tree.

Tolerates: Rabbit, Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil, Black Walnut

Notes: Although the flowers are 2” in length, they can go unnoticed on large trees because the flowers appear after the leaves are fully developed. Sometimes the flowers are first noticed when the attractive petals begin to fall below the tree.

Identification notes: Look for leaves, flowers, and/or tall regular trunk