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January Seed Packet of the Month - Tulip Tree Seed

04/10/2019

A popular landscape specimen tree, planted for shade and ornamental purposes. Start to grow your own from seed this January, with the stratification time they will be ready for spring planting. The Beautiful Tulip Tree is a member of the magnolia family, (Liriodendron tulipifera) Named for its blooms, which look a lot like tulips. A popular landscape specimen tree, planted for shade and ornamental purposes. Start to grow your own from seed this January, with the stratification time they will be ready for spring planting.
The tulip tree is the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Attributes of the Tulip Tree :

 

-Seed Start Indoors in January

- Showy Blooms in May producing much pollen and nectar.

-Named for their blooms, they look like tulips
-Ornamental Deciduous Tree growing straight at a fast rate
-Seeds are highly valued for birds, rabbits and squirrels

 


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