Scientific Name:
Liriodendron chinense
Pronunciation:
leer-ee-oh-DEN-drun chy-NEN-see
Common Name:
Chinese tulip tree
Family Name:
Magnoliaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Coarse-textured tree; leaves alternate, ovate, 10-15(-20)cm long x 8-12(-15)cm wide, with 4 lobes and look like cartoon ghosts or whale fins and tail, apex notched-truncate, base truncate, petiole 4-10cm long. Winter ID: bark is highly netted with vertical stripes, leaf scars nearly round with bundle scars scattered.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading, Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Fall interest, Fragrance, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree), Tall background, Wind break
Additional Info:
Google. Can hybridize with the American tulip tree.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate, Other
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse, Truncate
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Green
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Samara
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Tan
Leaf Bud Type:
Valvate
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Layering, Grafting, Eye (leaf bud) cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Aphids, Dieback, Diptera - true flies, Heart rot, Leaf miner insect, Mealybugs, Mildew, Nematodes, Scale insects, Stem borer insects
