Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Tulip Tree

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

Liriodendron tulipifera

Thunderchild Flowering Crab
Tulip Tree

Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.

Tree farmers will find this hybrid appealing as a pollinator for other apples, while home growers will enjoy the red pome's ability to attract flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the early spring.

This species is reportedly resistant to fireblight.

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.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Light: 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


Foliage: dark purple leaves
Foliage: 4-lobed somewhat spade-shaped
Fall colour: dark red
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Fruit: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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