Western Mountain Ash vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Western Mountain Ash vs Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Sorbus scopulina

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Tulip Tree
Western Mountain Ash

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.

Western Mountain Ash is a popular ornamental tree native to the western part of North America. Its attractive, white clusters of flowers bloom in early summer, making way for red, yellow or orange fruit in the fall. If the fruit doesn't catch your eye, Western Mountain Ash's autumn colours will capture your–and the birds's–attention.

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

Western Mountain Ash Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Growth form: upright, oval to pyramidal
Spreading: seeds - low
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: 4-lobed somewhat spade-shaped
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Flowers: white
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Berries: bunches of orange-red berries appear in late summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, YT, NT
Other Names: canoewood, tulip poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree, yellow poplar
Other Names: cascade mountain ash, greene mountain ash