Buttonbush vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Buttonbush vs Tulip Tree

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Liriodendron tulipifera

CUSTOM GROW

Buttonbush
Tulip Tree

Buttonbush is a moisture loving shrub that provides year round interest.

It has round, fragrant flowers resembling small buttons or pincushions. The flowers transform into small reddish-brown fruit that persists into winter while the leaves take on shades of red in fall.

Providing essential food to bees, butterflies, and other insects, this shrub is versatile. Try it in your next shrub border.

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.

Buttonbush Quick Facts

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
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: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


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


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