Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY®
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY® (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Conditionally Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 50–80 ft tall and 30–50 ft wide, and needs medium water.
medium water50–80 ft tall and 30–50 ft wide
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At a glance
- Rating
- Conditionally Recommended
- Botanical name
- Liriodendron tulipifera
- Variety / cultivar
- Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY®
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 50–80 ft tall and 30–50 ft wide
- Water needs
- medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Hail tolerance
- low
- Wind tolerance
- moderate
- Salt tolerance
- low
- Bloom color
- yellow, orange, green
- Bloom time
- late spring, early summer
- Good for
- rain garden
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Cold Hardiness
- Critical: Salt Tolerance
Frequently asked questions
- Is Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY® good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY® is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Conditionally Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY® get?
- It matures to about 50–80 ft tall and 30–50 ft wide.
- How much water does Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY® need?
- It needs medium water once established.
- Is Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY® native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
