Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
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Tulip Poplar is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 70-120 ft and blooms in late spring with yellow-green/orange flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 70-120 ft
- Spread
- 30-50 ft
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring
- Bloom Color
- Yellow-green/orange
- Garden Goals
- Attract Hummingbirds, Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Keystone Species, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Large shade tree; pollinator tree; wildlife tree
- Wildlife Value
- Host for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and others
Tulip Poplar grows best in full sun with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 70-120 ft tall and 30-50 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support hummingbirds, butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Host for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and others. It is well suited to Large shade tree, pollinator tree, wildlife tree.
Good to know: Tall canopy tree with nectar-rich flowers.