Tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Magnolia family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

150.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Actias luna luna, Automeris io io, Callosamia angulifera, Callosamia promethea, Callosamia securifera, Endopiza liriodendrana, Epimecis hortaria, Euzophera ostricolorella, Halysidota tessellaris, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyblaea puera, Hyphantria cunae, Lymantria dispar, Orgyia leucostigma, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio troilus, Perimede erransella, Phyllocnistis liriodendronella, Samia cynthia cynthia, Zeuzera pyrina

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.