Horse Chestnut vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Horse Chestnut vs Tulip Tree

Aesculus hippocastanum

Liriodendron tulipifera

CUSTOM GROW

Horse Chestnut
Tulip Tree

Horse Chestnut is a medium sized deciduous tree that is native to Greece but has been grown in North America for hundreds of years. It produces large nuts.

Tulip Tree is the perfect shade tree for wide open spaces. It has a shallow and extensive root system, so ensure you give it space to grow. The attractive and showy, yellow-orange, tulip shaped flowers are where this tree gets its name.

Tulip Tree is somewhat rare in Canada but highly sought after as it is difficult to grow. Does best in a moist, well-drained soil.

Horse Chestnut Quick Facts

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Growth form: upright, oval to pyramidal
Spreading: seeds - low
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic

Foliage: 4-lobed somewhat spade-shaped
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Nuts: large spiky nuts
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Other Names: canoewood, tulip poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree, yellow poplar