1-2 year old Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Poplar tree plant pruned back to 8-12 inches to promote growth. Roots wrapped in wet media such as wet wood shavings and plastic during dormancy period November through May. During summer shipped in plastic container with soil. Shipping in the box.

Common Name: tulip tree

Type: Tree

Family: Magnoliaceae

Native Range: Eastern North America

Zone: 4 to 9

Height: 60.00 to 90.00 feet

Spread: 30.00 to 50.00 feet

Bloom Time: May to June

Bloom Description: Yellow with orange band at petal bases

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Shade Tree, Flowering Tree

Flower: Showy

Leaf: Good Fall

Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer, Clay Soil

Liriodendron tulipifera, commonly called tulip tree or yellow poplar, is a large, stately, deciduous tree of eastern North America that typically grows 60-90' (less frequently to 150’) tall with a pyramidal to broad conical habit. Although widely planted throughout the state of Missouri, it is indigenous to rich woods in only a few counties in the far southeastern corner of the state. 

Trunks of mature trees may reach 4-6’ in diameter, usually rising column-like with an absence of lower branching. It is named and noted for its cup-shaped, tulip-like flowers that bloom in spring. Flowers are yellow with an orange band at the base of each petal. Although the flowers are 2” in length, they can go unnoticed on large trees because the flowers appear after the leaves are fully developed. 

Sometimes the flowers are first noticed when the attractive petals begin to fall below the tree. Flowers are followed by dry, scaly, oblong, cone-shaped brown fruits, each bearing numerous winged seeds. Four-lobed bright green leaves (to 8” across) turn golden yellow in fall. Wood is used inter alia for furniture, plywood, boatbuilding, paper pulp and general lumber. Native Americans made dugout canoes from tulip tree trunks. This is the state tree of Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana.

It is recommended to pot it or plant it in open ground promptly as you receive it when shipped bareroot. Keep roots moist all the time. Plant will be sent secured in the box. It has developed good root system and ready to be transplanted to the permanent location. I prefer to mail plant material on Monday or Tuesday (Rather beginning of the week) - only to assure that it will not sit on a shelf in the post office over the weekend. 

Please check your State local laws for plants entry. Due to U.S.D.A. regulations, some plants cannot be shipped to TX, FL, AZ, HI, CA, Puerto Rico. We will not be responsible for confiscated items while being shipped.

Quick shipping methods will keep your tree in the best shape for its trip across the country.  I ship items after payment is received. Feel free to ask me any questions about this item. I am always glad to help you.

Shipping with tracking number in USA. International buyers - contact me first as plants need to be cut shorter so we could arrange on how to ship them.