RE: My Tulip Tree!!!

They do get really large.  That's why we put it so far from the house and a
ways from the driveway.  I wanted some areas without shade, but also wanted
something majestic in the yard.  I hope yours does as well as mine.  It
started out at an Odd Lots reject with a dead limb on one side and a live
one on the other.  We pruned off the dead wood (which had been the main
trunk and the little tree re-established a lead using the other little limb.
It has an asymmetrical bend in the trunk, but I sort of like it that way.  

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Cathy Carpenter
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:17 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] My Tulip Tree!!!

I have one which survived being "attacked" by deer antlers. One third of the
trunk was barked, but it is still hanging in 3 years later. It bloomed this
year for me. Still gets TLC. Hope it lives to get really big. They are the
tallest trees in the eastern forest.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On May 28, 2006, at 4:21 PM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:

>> Those who have had blooming tulip trees, do they put out any type of 
>> seed pod after bloom?  What should I expect?
>
> Hi Bonnie,
>
>    That's awesome about your tulip tree blooming!  For those who 
> aren't
>    familiar with the blooms, here's one:
>
>       http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/mag/lirtu/
>
>    The fruit aren't particularly exciting.  When they first form they
>    look a little like okra:
>
>       http://wp.hort.net/plant/lirtu50
>
>    They eventually split open along the seams, releasing vertical 
> seeds
>    and leaving a vertical 'spike' that lasts through the winter.  It's
>    not very noticeable unless you're looking for it or you've had a 
> good
>    snow that makes it stand out.
>
> Chris
>
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