American Mountain Ash vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

American Mountain Ash vs Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Sorbus americana

Tulip Tree
American 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.

American Mountain ash is a beautiful, medium-sized ornamental tree that is ideal for residential lots. Mountain Ash blooms with tiny white flowers in the spring, followed by clusters of small red/orange berries in the summer.

American Mountain Ash's berries stay on the tree throughout the winter. This attracts birds and other small wildlife to your landscape as the berries are an important food source during the winter months.

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

American Mountain Ash Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Height: 10 m (32 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
Fall colour: scarlet red
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Flowers: white clusters, spring
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Berries: bunches of orange-red
Seeds: seeds contained within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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