Liriodendron tulipifera

Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Common Name:  tulip tree				Family:  Magnoliaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit broadly columnar to conical	Hard. Zone    usda 4		Mature Size 30m tall by 15m spread					x
Leaf: saddle shaped, bright green, 15cm long, squarish and lobed at tips, hollowed at bases, with pointed lobe at each side					Fall/Winter Color: yellow foliage in fall
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: cup shaped, solitary, pale green, 6cm long, orange marked at base						Infl.: solitary followed by cone like fruit
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.    (  June.      July.  )    August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: specimen		Limitations: borers, weevils, leaf miners, scale, aphids, powdery mildew and wilt					Other Features: