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Liriodendron × sinoamericanum 'Doc Deforce's Delight'

hybrid tulip tree 'Doc Deforce's Delight'

A beautiful fast-growing tree which has not yet revealed its full height in the UK, but is likely to reach 30m. In spring it has large cup-shaped yellow and red flowers from a very young age. Its large leaves emerge slighty coppery, before turning green. They become bright yellow in autumn before falling

Other common names
hybrid yellow poplar 'Doc Deforce's Delight'
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Size
Ultimate height
Higher than 12 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
Wider than 8 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Yellow Red Green Bronze
Summer Green
Autumn Yellow
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Magnoliaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Spreading branched
Genus

Liriodendron are vigorous deciduous trees with attractively lobed leaves and green and orange, tulip-shaped flowers in summer; good autumn colour

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in any fertile moisture-retentive soil in full sun. For more advice see tree cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by grafting

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Architectural
Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

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