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Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

• Position: sun
• Soil: moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: July
• Hardiness: hardy

  
  A conical-shaped tree with large, shiny, flat leaves with a very distinctive shape that open bright green, then turn vivid yellow in autumn. Although huge, green and orange, tulip-shaped, upright flowers appear in summer when the tree is in full foliage, these are inconspicuous from a distance. This really is an ornamental foliage tree, and it looks wonderful planted as a specimen in grass. It grows quite quickly, and is really only suitable for larger gardens, and it will not flower until the tree is about 25 years old.
  

• Garden care: When planting, incorporate lots of well-rotted manure or garden compost into the planting hole and stake firmly. Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in late autumn or winter.
  
  
• Goes well with: Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga', Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety', Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver', Cyclamen coum, Hyacinthoides hispanica, Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'
  
  

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