Liriodendron tulipifera
tulip-tree, yellow-poplar
Magnoliaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
70-100 ft tall by 50 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow,green
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms mid- to late spring. Fruits ripen in late spring. Yellow fall color. Life span 200+ years.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Large shade tree.
Considerations:
Not particularly wind tolerant as a stand-alone specimen because of brittle wood and shallow root system.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds
Larval host for eastern tiger swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus )
Attracts bees.
Provides cover for birds and mammals.
Said to attract hummingbirds.
Native Habitats:
Mesic forests, 2nd bottom, upland hardwood forests.
