Tulip Poplar vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Tulip Poplar vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Liriodendron tulipifera

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Thornless Honeylocust
Tulip Poplar

Thornless Honey Locust makes an excellent shade tree with its lacy foliage and dappled shade. The leaves are honey-yellow, light and airy, providing interesting color and texture to your landscape. This variety is thornless, and the seeds and pods provide food for wildlife such as deer and squirrels.

The Thornless Honey Locust is tolerant of drought, various soil conditions, and even road salt.

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

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Tulip Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON