Siberian Crab Apple vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Siberian Crab Apple vs Tulip Tree

Malus baccata

Liriodendron tulipifera

Siberian Crab Apple
Tulip Tree

Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful, cold hardy, ornamental tree. Its stunning white blossoms burst in the spring to produce deep red fruit.

If you are looking for a great landscape or shade tree, Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful addition to any yard.

As a rootstock, it is one of the hardiest available. Just be aware that Siberian Crab Apple may be incompatible with varieties that don't have crab apple parentage.

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.

Siberian Crab Apple Quick Facts

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Spread: 7 m (23 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: long
Life span: long
Growth form: upright, oval to pyramidal
Spreading: seeds - low
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: 4-lobed somewhat spade-shaped
Fall colour: bright yellow
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: white
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Fruit: red apples
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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