Tulip tree leaf litter has been the substrate of choice for a number of microbial ecology studies, particularly those investigating an aquatic priming effect. The leaves have a relatively low lignin …

Flower Description Attractive, 2 inch tall, tulip-like flowers are yellow-green, with an orange band at the base of each petal. The flowers are often obscured by leaves at the tips of branches. Fruit …

The tree produces an aggregate of samaras (2 to 3 inches long, 3/4 of an inch wide) which turn brown and separate at maturity throughout the winter. Fruit is available September-October.

Jan 28, 2026 · Fruit Notes: Oblong fusion of numerous brown cone-like samaras. Tuliptree grows throughout much of the Eastern United States, from southern New England to northern Florida, west …

Fruit is cone-like with many samaras (2 inches long) falling off at maturity; each samara is 1-winged, 1.5 inches long, and curved upwards resembling the front keel of a boat, maturing August to October …

Apr 29, 2019 · Trees can be planted from containers at any time in the south but transplanting from a field nursery should be done in spring, followed by faithful watering. Plants prefer well-drained, acid soil.

'Aureomarginatum' - This is the most common variegated form, and perhaps one of the finest variegated trees available. The foliage is broadly margined with creamy-greenish yellow.

Flowers/fruit: Perfect flowers, large, green-yellow,; appear in May or June after the leaves are open. Fruit an aggregate of deciduous samaras; 2-1/2" to 3" long; held upright.

Tulip-like flowers in spring, greenish-yellow petals, orangish interior. Fruit cone-like, 6-8 cm long, green then brown, ripening in fall, containing numerous 1-2 seeded winged carpels, 2.5-3.5 cm long.

Flower: Perfect, showy, resembling a large tulip, but high in the tree, 2 1/2 inches long, with yellow-green petals and an orange corolla, appearing in late spring to early summer.