Overview

Liriodendron tulipifera is a tree in the genus Liriodendron, part of the Magnoliaceae family. It typically grows around 30.0 m tall. Liriodendron tulipifera grows best in full sun, and tolerates most soils. Its UK hardiness is rated H7. It is native to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland.

About

Liriodendron tulipifera—known as the tulip tree, American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, tulip poplar, whitewood, fiddletree, lynn-tree, hickory-poplar, and yellow-poplar—is the North American representative of the two-species genus Liriodendron. It is native to eastern North America from Southern Ontario and possibly southern Quebec west to Illinois, and east to southwestern Massachusetts, then south to central Florida and Louisiana.

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About the genus

Liriodendron is a genus of two species of characteristically large trees, deciduous over most of their populations, in the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae).

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Liriodendron

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil type

Sandy, Loamy, Clay

Soil moisture

Moist but well-drained

Exposure

Full sun

UK hardiness

H7

Plant details

Liriodendron tulipifera size, habit and characteristics

Plant type

Tree

Height

30.0 m

Native to

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland

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