Tulip Poplar vs Rocky Mountain Juniper - TreeTime.ca

Tulip Poplar vs Rocky Mountain Juniper

Liriodendron tulipifera

Juniperus scopulorum

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Tulip Poplar
Rocky Mountain Juniper

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.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Tulip Poplar seeds at SeedTime.ca.

The Rocky Mountain Juniper is a columnar and slightly rounded evergreen shrub that features foliage with colours that range from a light green to a dark blue-green. It produces round, dark-blue berry-like cones that ripen in the second year.

Rocky Mountain Junipers have great ornamental value due to its varying colours and can attract wildlife into your yard as the “berries” are favored by birds.

Tulip Poplar Quick Facts

Rocky Mountain Juniper Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: low




Other Names: mountain red cedar, rocky mountain cedar