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Description This is a beautiful very large tree with large leaves that have a lovely shape and smooth soft texture. It has striking orange-yellowish flowers decorated with flecks of green in spring. The flowers are solitary and sit in the extreme upper-most branches, resembling tulips, hence the common-name reference to the tulip tree.    
Foliage
Deciduous
   
Form
Oval
   
Mature Size 20 x 8m    
Uses A spectacular tree that would make a magnificent specimen tree in a very large lawn or public park.    
Position & Soil Prefers a well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic soil in a temperate climate but also tolerates most soils. Enjoys full sun but can occasionally get sun scorched leaves. Tolerates air pollution.    
Features    
Pot sizes
in production		 • 40cm/27L (1.2-1.5m)
    
Substitutes • Catalpa bignonioides
• Cercidiphyllum japonicum
• Ginkgo biloba
• Liquidambar styraciflua
• Liriodendron tulipifera 'Aureomarginatum'
• Liriodendron tulipifera fastigiata
    
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