Tulip Tree
Family: Magnoliaceae (Magnolia
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-9
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Height: 60-90 feet
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Spread: 30-50 feet
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: cup-shaped, tulip-like yellow
flowers with orange band at petal bases
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Light: full sun;
tolerates part shade
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Soil: best in
organically rich, well-drained loams
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Moisture: medium to moist
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Use: very large
shade or lawn tree; wood is used for furniture, plywood, boatbuilding, paper
pulp and general lumber; Native Americans made dugout canoes from the trunks
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems; watch for aphids and scale; fast growing and
somewhat weak wooded making them susceptible to limb breakage in high winds or
from ice/snow
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Native to: Eastern North
America
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Notes: four-lobed
bright green leaves (to 8" across) turn golden yellow in fall; flowers go
unnoticed on large trees because they appear after the leaves are fully
developed; shallow root system limits the types of plants that may be grown
within the drip line
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Supplier: Shopko
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H074
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