Tulip Tree Help - Again
brian poultney
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Comments (11)Err, Burgess DID list the scientific name. I have a big mea culpa here. Blame it on my inexperience. Hairmetal, it is indeed that tree, a 'pink magnolia.' I would NEVER have considered it to have been a magnolia. If you've ever been down here we have 'real' magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) EVERYWHERE. It's Mississippi's state tree and is on their vehicle license plates, but it's just as common here (actually have no idea how common it is in Miss, presumably the same, at least the southern half of the state). So when this self-identified amateur thinks of magnolia, that and only that comes to mind. Everyone I know calls the pink magnolia a tulip tree. Granted, I am the one and only person interested in trees and gardening in my circle of acquaintances. I have even seen the proper tulip tree, and have never had cause to call it anything at all. It is DEFINITELY a tree I have no interest in planting. I have heard, though, that some butterflie's caterpillars use it as a host (food) plant. Do y'all know which butterflies, offhand? Thanks again! Jeremy...See MoreHELP my 'tulip tree' is Turning Yellow and Brown
Comments (15)Hi, Ok I think you are right. I will weed the base of the tree. I will then mulch it and give it some good water. I will try to keep an eye on it. toronado3800, the weather out here has been really hot. It has been nice weather, I mean sunny. But now that you mention it, it has been awfully dry recently. I wish we had just planted this tree with a little more care. It's just that we have greenhouse and a garden shed and other areas that we are planting at the same time. I guess that tree got pushed aside. But now I am definitely going to help it out, I hope. So, About 10 feet away behind and to the left of the tree use to be an apple tree where water was a big problem. Water sat in the ground and almost killed the apple tree. I dug up the apple and I made it into a bonsai. The yard slopes upwards on the right side of the tree. Rain water would run down about 4 properties then settle just past the garden like soup. So we installed a rain drain in the ground by digging a large and long trench to revert the water around the garden into the far back of the yard and forcing the water to continue running off down the hill. When we planted the tree we made sure we planted it just away from the old apple tree spot, about 10 feet away. Now I guess that area dries out instead of holds water. When I took the pictures yesterday it looked dryer than normal. So now I will fix the planting sight and water the tree more. Wish me luck. Thanks, Gardener Guy...See MoreTree ID Help...Again!
Comments (5)if there is one.. there are usually more.. i wouldnt fool with that one.. its poorly shaped.. and looks anemic.. if you are thinking of liberating one.. see if you can find a babe in the area .. and since you are at the start of the learning curve.. may as well start with the latin: Pseudotsuga menziesii ken...See Moretulip tree aureomarginatum vs common tulip tree
Comments (2)I am not familiar with the aureomarginatum tulip tree, but in general variegated cultivars are less vigorous than normal varieties, because part of each leaf lack chlorophyll and can't photosynthesize. Exactly how much less vigorous I can't guess, but you can expect a little less vigor, and somewhat slower growth than a regular tulip tree, I expect....See Morececily 7A
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