Columnar Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Deciduous Tree

Plant Family: Magnoliaceae

Plant Description: A deciduous tree that is tightly columnar. Its leaves have four lobes and are brightly green. Yellow flowers bloom in mid-spring and look like tulips.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Tree - Deciduous

Plant Care: Tree - Deciduous (single-stemmed woody plants that lose their leaves every winter): Prune regularly to promote health, provide air circulation, maintain a desirable shape, and to remove dead or damaged branches. Pruning is best done in late winter to early spring for most trees. With spring blooming trees, prune after the blooms are spent. Choose species that are resistant to pest damage. Monitor the tree for pests, diseases or other ailments on a regular basis. Protect the trunk especially where maintenance activities, such as mowing, may cause damage. Newly planted trees in areas with high exposure should have the trunk protected during the winter.

Video: Pruning Deciduous Trees - Spring Cleanup

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 50' tall x 15' wide

Utah Native: No

Nativar: No

Plant Select: No

Pollinator Friendly: No

Localscapes: Tree, Perimeter Plant

Evergreen: No

Foliage Interest: No

Foliage Colors: Green

Bloom Colors: Yellow

Bloom Seasons: Late Spring

Bloom Period: May - Jun

Erosion Control: No

Ground Cover: No

Foodscape: No

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9

Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Full Shade (0-4 hrs sun), Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)

Irrigation Requirement:

High (1/2" more than once per week)

Salt Tolerant: Unknown

Deer Tolerant: No

Garden Location:

Not on display
- Not on display

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter