Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 40 feet to 80 feet or more. |
Plant Spread: | 20 - 40 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Other: 2-3 inch long brown pointed cone with many winged seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Yellow and green Other: Six-petal, tulip shaped flower; yellow-green on the outside with orange band inside, usually appearing at the top of the tree. |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: cold of 41 degrees for 3 months in peatmoss or sand |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: 2005 Great Plant Picks Award Winner |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
MunchkinsMom | On March 15, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event About 18" tall, leafing out |
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