15 TULIP POPLAR TREE Yellow Flower Liriodendron Tulipifera Whitewood Seeds

DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Tulip Poplar

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Whitewood / Tuliptree / Yellow Poplar / American Tulip Tree / Tulip Magnolia

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Liriodendron Tulipifera

COLOR: Yellow with Orange

PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify

BLOOM TIME: April - June

HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 10

PLANT HEIGHT: 160'

PLANT SPACING: 40'

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

QUANTITY: 15 Seeds

OTHER: The Tulip Poplar Tree is a native of North America that is quite fantastic in many ways! This tree is so beloved, it is the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The Tulip Poplar does everything B-I-G …

Tulip Trees are fast growing, long lived, & can reach heights of 160’! They are insect & disease free, & deer & rabbit resistant. With lovely patterned trunks as large a 4-6' wide, they are a popular timber tree, & their wood is used in a multitude of ways. For these same reasons, they also make a wonderful shade tree.

Tulip Poplars are very ornamental. The young bark is reddish, & the trees are covered in dark red blooms in the winter. In spring, they all bloom into large showy 1 1/2" cup shaped flowers that are yellow & orange. The flowers turn in to attractive seed pods in the fall. The leaves of the Tulip Poplar are uniquely shaped, & measure up to 8" wide! They turn golden yellow in fall.

Liriodendron Tulipifera flowers produce large quantities of nectar for bees & butterflies. It is a major honey plant for honey bees, & it is a host for the Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. The large nectar-filled blooms also attract HUMMINGBIRDS!

We also have Red African Tulip Tree seeds!