Scientific Name:
Liriodendron tulipifera
'Aureomarginatum'
Pronunciation:
leer-ee-oh-DEN-drun too-lip-IFF-ur-uh
Common Name:
variegated tulip tree
Family Name:
Magnoliaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves variegated green with golden margin, alternate, squarish with a pair of lobes on each margin; most blades 8-12cm long x 8-15cm wide; petioles 5-10cm long; stiplues paired, light green, elliptic to oblanceolate, 2-3mm long; flowers with pale-green petals, terminal, cup-shaped, solitary, numerous stamens and pistils, late May-mid-June; fruit a cone-like aggregate of spirally arranged yellow-brown samaras, 3-5cm long x 5-9mm wide.Winter ID: buds valvate, clam-shaped, terminal buds like a duck bill.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
15 - 22m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Canada - eastern, Garden origin, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Screening, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Street (boulevard tree), Tall background
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green-yellow, Variegated green with creamy yellow margins
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Oblong
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse, Truncate
Margins:
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour, Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Green-yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Samara
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, fruit cone-like
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured, Deeply fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Leaf Bud Type:
Valvate
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
