Is Tulip Tree deer resistant?
Liriodendron tulipifera
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 4–9LightFull sun
Mature height960–1440 in
BloomSpring and SummerMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range29 US states
About Tulip Tree
One of the tallest hardwoods in eastern North America, reaching well over a hundred feet, so this is a parkland tree rather than a garden one. The orange and green tulip-shaped flowers sit high in the canopy and are usually missed entirely. Wood is brittle and the roots are shallow.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 354 to 472 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Tulip Tree
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Tulip Tree grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsin
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesota
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texasnative
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermontnative
- Maine
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiananative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowanative
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 29 US states in total.
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Common questions about Tulip Tree
- Is Tulip Tree deer resistant?
- Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Tulip Tree grow in?
- Tulip Tree is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Tulip Tree grow in shade?
- No. Tulip Tree wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Tulip Tree get?
- Mature height is roughly 960–1440 in. Growth rate is fast.