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Liriodendron tulipifera

Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
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Just received an e-mail from Hayloft Plants showing a flowering 'Tulip-Tree' !
Whilst not decrying the merits and primordial interest of such a primitive species (related to Magnolias) , do people realise that they take at least 30-40 years to attain flowering size , by which time they're so high up you can't see them anyway !

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    My brother had one in the front garden of a his old house. The couple next door bought their house new in 1934 and say it was planted soon afterwards. I never saw it flower.
    Devon.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    The leaves are interesting though... and turn a lovely yellow in autumn.   :)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    They are forest trees so you need a really big garden to do them justice.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • HelixHelix Posts: 631
    We have one that started flowering after 12 years.  Very lovely, but quite big.  Also quite fragile so branches drop off very easily, and we lost the top of it in a snow storm a few years ago so it's an odd shape now.   Does grow quickly tho'. 
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