SKU: TL00480

Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip or Yellow Poplar is a large, deciduous, stately, canopy tree. It has broad, tulip-shaped leaves and is long-lived. This is a fast-growing, colonizing tree that can often reach 4 feet diameter. Not recommended as a street tree. Tulip poplar is so named for its large, showy, tulip shaped flowers in late spring.

Height: 60-90' normally, up to 200'
Spread: 30-50'
Zone: 4-9
Soil type: Moist, organically rich, well-drained loam
Soil pH: Slightly acidic soil is best but not required
Light: Full sun. Tolerates part shade, intolerant of full shade
Moisture: Medium
Flowers:Yellow with orange band at base, May-June
Fruit: Dry fruit with winged samaras
Fall color: Golden yellow

Wildlife value: White-tailed deer browse yellow-poplar during all seasons. Northern bobwhites, purple finches, cottontails, red squirrels, gray squirrels, and white-footed mice eat the seeds. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers use the phloem, and ruby-throated hummingbirds consume flower nectar. Tree provides habitat for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
Notes of Interest: Native Americans made dugout canoes from tuliptree trunks. This is the state tree of Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana.