species
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip tree
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Liriodendron tulipifera belongs to the family Magnoliaceae, also known as Tulip tree, introduced to the UK. It reaches 25 m tall and 12 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 25 m tall × 12 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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