Why Plant Little Volunteer Tulip Tree?
Reporting for duty in your landscape! Little Volunteer Tulip Poplar is a neat, trim, military-straight ornamental tree that brings a crisp, tailored look to your yard. Attaining only a fraction of the size of the typical Tulip Poplar, it will never get out of line. The leaves are smaller too, and look proportional to the tree's compact stature. When nights get frosty, Little Volunteer Tulip Poplar transforms itself. The bright green leaves turn glowing gold, and the whole tree blazes like a candle flame. It will light up the neighborhood!
We can only imagine what they early settlers and the Native Americans thought when they first saw our country's enormous old-growth Tulip Poplars. Some of them 200 feet tall (and with trunks 10 feet wide), they were the tallest deciduous trees in North America. Tulip Poplars grow wild from Michigan to Vermont and south to Missouri and Florida. You can probably guess that Little Volunteer Tulip Poplar comes from the Volunteer State. Harald Neubauer of Hidden Hollow Nursery in Belvidere, Tennessee, found this dynamo in his seedbeds in 2001. He introduced it to the world in 2008.
How to use Little Volunteer Tulip Tree in the landscape?
Unlike many small trees, Little Volunteer is a fast grower, and it will quickly make an impact. Use it to anchor a mixed border, give structure to a courtyard planting, or add interest to a tidy front lawn.
Planting Zones
Hardines Zone: 4-9
How To Plant Little Volunteer Tulip Tree
Little Volunteer likes a location in all-day sun or partial shade and appreciates regular water. This is a pretty carefree tree, but one problem that may strike is aphids. In large numbers, aphids can spur an unsightly sooty mold to form on the leaves. Just make sure to plant the tree away from the house, car, and patio. Don't use pesticides on the aphids, because bees and butterflies also rely on this tree!
How To Water
During the first few years, it's imperative to water your new tree well in order for it to establish itself. When newly planted, water your tree slowly, deeply, and thoroughly. For the first growing season, you should water this way every three to four days to ensure it has all the water it needs.
How To Fertilize
When planting your new Little Volunteer Tulip Tree, we recommend applying the Bower & Branch Starter Plant Food to ensure your tree has all it needs immediately. Reapply each spring and fall for at least the first three years. This will encourage your tree to establish itself faster in its new home.
How To Prune
In late winter to early spring, you can prune your Little Volunteer Tulip Tree by removing any damaged, crossed, or dead branching. You can also prune to help maintain the overall shape of your tree.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
