Trees

Tulip tree

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Hardiness Zone 4–8

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Family Magnoliaceae

Liriodendron tulipifera, often called the tulip tree, is a majestic and refined ornamental tree, admired for its slender and elegant crown and its unique spring tulip-shaped flowers in greenish-yellow and orange hues that attract pollinators and visually enrich flowerbeds, avenues, or large gardens. Its bright green foliage in season turns bright yellow in autumn, offering a continuous seasonal spectacle from spring to fall. Its pyramidal then rounded silhouette provides a structured presence ideal for focal points, specimen trees, or monumental alignments in residential or public landscaping. Very hardy and adaptable, this tree prefers sunny to partial shade exposure and fertile, deep, well-drained soil, where it thrives without particular requirements, combining aesthetics, performance, and ease of maintenance.

Liriodendron tulipifera

Soil and care

The rightconditions.

Fertilization Balanced spring salad

Bloom and dimensions

The completeprofile.

Bloom periodLate spring – early summer
Flower colorGreenish yellow
Foliage colorBright green → yellow (autumn)
Foliage typeObsolete
FruitingEdible samaras for birds
Maximum height20–30 m (66–98 ft)
Maximum width10–15 m (33–49 ft)
Growth rateFast
Hardiness zoneZone 4–8
Minimum temperature-30°C

Its strengths, naturally.

Pet friendly
Safe for pets

Pets

Butterflies
Plants that attract butterflies

Butterflies

Hummingbirds
Flowers that attract hummingbirds

Hummingbirds