CATTON ARBORETUM
Liriodendron tulipifera Chapel Hill
Common name: Tulip tree
Year planted: 2024
Country of origin: Eastern USA from Florida to Nova Scotia
Year introduced: John Tradescant the younger (gardener to Charles 1st) brought the first Liriodendron to UK in mid 17th C
Description: Chapel Hill is a recent selection made because of its early flowering characteristics where it is predicted to flower within 10 years rather than the normal 15 years plus in good conditions. All other features such as the spade like leaves are the same as the normal tulip tree.
what3words: bulge.blaring.bounty
Tree number: 28
Year planted: 2024
Country of origin: Eastern USA from Florida to Nova Scotia
Year introduced: John Tradescant the younger (gardener to Charles 1st) brought the first Liriodendron to UK in mid 17th C
Description: Chapel Hill is a recent selection made because of its early flowering characteristics where it is predicted to flower within 10 years rather than the normal 15 years plus in good conditions. All other features such as the spade like leaves are the same as the normal tulip tree.
what3words: bulge.blaring.bounty
Tree number: 28
