Cutting off Tulip Flowers by Hand – Skagit Valley Tulip Tour

Cutting off tulip flowers by hand is an amazing process to witness! Can you count how many tulips this worker clips off in the duration of the video?  I think his name is Speedy Gonzalez!

Tulips fields in Skagit Valley, Washington are “topped off” (flowers are broken off) when the tulips have “bloomed out” or have fully opened up.  The reason for doing this is to prevent the petals from falling into the plant itself setting the stage for a fungal disease referred to as “fire”.  It causes leaves to become full of brown spots, withered, twisted and distorted.  And yes, it does spread like fire, spreading rapidly and rotting entire fields of tulips.

Learn more about the tulip industry in Skagit Valley, and much much more about tulips, by joining Skagit Guided Adventures Tulip Fields Tour to see these colorful fields as well as the beautiful and elegant gardens at RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town.

For more information and details click Book my Skagit Valley Tulip Tour!

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