Ohio Buckeye vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Ohio Buckeye vs Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Aesculus glabra

Tulip Tree
Ohio Buckeye

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.

Ohio Buckeye is a medium sized deciduous tree. If you are looking for a shade tree, Ohio Buckeye's dense canopy of unique leaves can provide it.

Named after its fruit, an inedible nut enclosed in a prickly husk, Ohio Buckeye also features green-yellow flowers and long, broad leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall.

Slow growing, but an extremely attractive tree. Find out what experienced horticulturalists already know: this tree is a gem.

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

Ohio Buckeye Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2b
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, 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: low
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: nuts are toxic to humans and cattle
Foliage: 4-lobed somewhat spade-shaped
Foliage: palmate
Fall colour: golden yellow
Fall colour: reddish-orange or yellow
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Nuts: spiny nut
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Native to: ON
Other Names: canoewood, tulip poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree, yellow poplar
Other Names: american buckeye, fetid buckeye