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Tulip Tree |
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Tulip Poplar |
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Yellow Poplar |
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Tuliptree |
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Whitewood |
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Fiddle Tree |
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Canoewood |
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Oonseentia |
| 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) |
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| Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Aug 15, 2014 12:51 PM Regarding some common names of the Tulip Tree: [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jan 18, 2018 4:12 PM The American Tuliptree is a very common tree in upland mature or climax woods of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Its native range is from southern New England down to central Florida over into Louisiana up to southern Illinois, almost all of Indiana into southern Michigan into the southern tip of Ontario. It is fast growing of about 2 to 2.5 feet/year and lives about 200 years. Its unusual sort of squarish leaves turn a good yellow in autumn. Its flowers are solitary, erect, cup-shaped, 2 to 3 inch magnolia-like yellow-green with orange splotches that look tulip-like, as its Magnolia Family members. Its roots are shallow and deep, fibrous and fleshy and poorly branched. It is occasionally planted in landscapes in the East, and also in the Midwest where it does well in the neutral pH soils there. It needs acid soil for the seedlings to succeed, so its native range ends before crossing the northern Illinois border. It is a weak-wooded tree that is best to have other trees around for support, and it is not for small yards, but large properties. It is sold by some larger, diverse nurseries and native plant nurseries in the East and Midwest US. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Feb 8, 2012 3:02 PM Honey bees get pollen and honeydew from this plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 9, 2012 2:18 PM This is the state tree of Tennessee as well as Kentucky. The tree is not really a poplar but a member of the magnolia family. It is an important honey tree and larval food plant for the Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. (TVA) [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by robertduval14 (Mason, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 18, 2013 8:44 PM Also the state tree of Indiana. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Anndixon on Jul 24, 2016 4:26 AM We had two 25-year-old trees that both blew down in a straight-line windstorm. One of the saddest thing about it was the pair of Baltimore Orioles that continued to visit the blooms even after the trees had blown down. But I have six more saplings coming along nicely, although it will be a while before they bloom. [ Reply to this comment | |
| MunchkinsMom | On March 15, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event About 18" tall, leafing out |
| MunchkinsMom | On November 11, 2015 | Transplanted Front Yard, South side About 12" tall |
| MunchkinsMom | On October 28, 2015 | Obtained plant rdobermans eBay 12" bare root |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Unidentifiable leaf by eichchen | Dec 9, 2019 6:32 PM | 4 |
| Tree Identification by Mom3ubed | May 25, 2019 9:14 PM | 8 |
| How long for my tulip tree to bloom? by starbookworm | Jun 22, 2019 7:55 AM | 12 |
| Unknown tree by Trgardener | Jun 19, 2018 9:58 AM | 2 |
| Tulip Tree? by Hezgemini2 | Jun 14, 2018 4:20 PM | 2 |
| Poisonous plant? by Beanie13 | Jun 2, 2018 2:27 PM | 5 |
| Plant ID? by 5601Lisa | May 21, 2018 10:13 AM | 3 |
| A leaf from which tree? by Wintermoor | Jan 15, 2018 5:40 AM | 17 |
| Tree ID by obliqua | Aug 8, 2017 12:23 PM | 10 |
| Tree ID by Jjkeswick | Jun 19, 2017 6:33 AM | 6 |
