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Genus: Liriodendron (Tulip Tree Tuliptree Tulip Poplar Yellow Poplar Tulip Magnolia Whitewood Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow)

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Liriodendron tulipifera
[Tuliptree]

Handsome, tall shade tree with strong central leader. Performs best in good soil with adequate moisture. Variable in hardiness, depending on geographic source. Use native stock when possible. State tree of Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Slightly weak-wooded. Subject to damage in very windy sites. Subject to aphid and scale insects when weakened. Needs good drainage and a lot of soil (tree lawn may be too small). Its poorly branched fleshy root system (taproot)…

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'JFS-Oz' [sold as Emerald City®]
[Emerald City® Tulip Tree]

'JFS-Oz' is a cultivar with a bright yellow fall color and more glossy dark green foliage in summer. It has a more compact oval-upright form with a strong central leader than other varieties, while keeping its classic green-yellow-orange tulip-like flowers.

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'Little Volunteer'
[Little Volunteer Tulip-tree]

'Little Volunteer' is a dwarf cultivar with smaller 4-lobed and flat-topped green leaves. It makes a wonderful street tree with its smaller size in habit, leaf, and flower. While keeping the classic yellow fall color and yellow-orange-green flower as other varieties.

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Plants

Genus: Liriodendron (Tulip Tree Tuliptree Tulip Poplar Yellow Poplar Tulip Magnolia Whitewood Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow)

Liriodendron tulipifera [Tuliptree]

Liriodendron tulipifera 'JFS-Oz' [sold as Emerald City®] [Emerald City® Tulip Tree]

Liriodendron tulipifera 'Little Volunteer' [Little Volunteer Tulip-tree]

Liriodendron tulipifera
[Tuliptree]

Liriodendron tulipifera 'JFS-Oz' [sold as Emerald City®]
[Emerald City® Tulip Tree]

Liriodendron tulipifera 'Little Volunteer'
[Little Volunteer Tulip-tree]