Scientific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Height: 70-90'
Width: 35-50'
Growth Rate: medium to fast growing, medium-lived
Habitat: Full sun, sandy or loam soils, average to moist
Spacing: 15' x 15'
Tuliptree is also known as Tulip Poplar or Yellow Poplar. It has showy flowers in the spring and 1-3” fruits in the fall, with yellow fall leaves. It is a Native Species in Michigan and should be planted where there is a lot of room for roots. It is sensitive to salt, soil compaction and heat and drought. It can also be frost sensitive. After planting, the seedlings should be watered faithfully.
More Info: http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/LIRTULA.pdf