Tulip Poplar ship as one to two foot tall bare root plants
Sold out for the Spring 2011 season, Now booking for Fall
Orders shipping to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT,
NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY are subject to a 20% handling charge due to additional plant preparation and shipping surcharges.
Tulip Poplar Tree, Lirodendron tulipifera, is a fast growing shade tree that can grow 15' to 20' over a 6 to 8 year period. Tulip Poplar can be used as a specimen tree on a large property it has great beauty and in fall, its foliage is spectacular. This fast growing tree is a large, stately deciduous tree that is a native tree to the eastern United States. As a fast growing shade tree, the Tulip Poplar can grow to heights of over 100 ft with trunk diameters of 4-6 ft not uncommon. While sometimes it takes a conical form, when grown in the open the Tulip Poplar often assumes a broad columnar shape that is its signature form. A choice flowering tree.
The distinctive cup-shaped yellow flowers are 1.5 in across and about 2 - 2.5 in length and really do resemble tulips. At the southern end of its range tulip poplar blooms in late spring to summer while in its northern range they'll appear later in summer. The handsome flowers are greenish-yellow with orange markings and are held at the branch tips where they can be best admired. Flowers are followed by a brown scaly cone-shaped fruit. The leaves are single square-lobed and are about 6" long. Tulip Poplar has moderate water requirements and a moderate tolerance for salt and alkali soils.
Bio-Pak Fertilizer is a slow release 2 year Fertilizer. Bio-Pak fertilizing packs make a great starter plant food that feeds your plants for up to two years. Use 1 pack per plant.
Plant Lombardy Poplar for a fast growing privacy screen. With its beautiful columnar shape, the Lombardy Poplar Tree will provide a beautfiful backdrop for other plants with its silvery green leaves.Also called black poplar. A great fast growing tree
Our Plant Survival Package is the best way to make sure newly planted trees live and thrive. But our Plant Survival Pack does more than just increase survivability, it will protect against deer, rabbit and mechanical damage to plants.
