Tulip poplars are also called Tuliptree, or in the timber trade, yellow poplar. The common name comes from the tulip shaped flowers borne at the ends of branches in late May.
Tulip Poplar
Description
Liriodendron tulipifera is a deciduous tree that is in the same family of plants as the Magnolias. This tree is native to the Eastern United States and will do best on a well-drained slightly acidic soil.
The tulip poplar's flower closely resemble's a real tulip at first glance but if you look closely you'll see similarities to it's close cousins in the genus Magnolia. Click to download a large version (800x600) of this image.
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Tulip Poplar [English]: Liriodendron tulipfera
Tulip Poplar [English]: Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip Poplar [English]: Liriodendron tulipifera 'Aureomarginatum'
Tulip Poppy [English]: Papaver glaucum ...
GENERAL: Also known as Yellow poplar, Tulip poplar, White poplar and Whitewood. A large tree, the tallest of the eastern hardwoods. It grows rapidly and is an important timber and shade tree. The wood is valuable for veneer and many other uses.
The tulip tree is sometimes called "tulip poplar" or "yellow poplar" although unrelated to the genus Populus. The tree is also called canoewood, saddle leaf tree and white wood. The Onondaga tribe calls it Ko-yen-ta-ka-ah-tas (the white tree).
Not to be confused with Liriodendron tulipifera or Tulip poplar.
Populus
Foliage of Populus tremula
Scientific classification
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Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree, Tulip Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Whitewood
Magnoliaceae ...
Liriodendron tulipifera--Tuliptree, Tulip Poplar
LIRIODENDRON INSECTS
LIRIODENDRON DISEASES ...
Some hardwood species that are recommended for our region include oaks, hickories, maples, wild cherry, tulip poplars, sweetgum, sycamore and elm.
The only other member of the family native to North America is the tulip tree or tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipfera), named for the tuliplike shape of its greenish-yellow, orange-centered blossoms.
Tuliptree, Yellow Poplar, Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Tupelo
Black Tupelo, Sour Gum, Black Gum, Pepperidge Nyssa sylvatica
Tutsan
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Twinberry
Twinberry, Black Twinberry, Inkberry Lonicera involucrata ...
 See also: Poplar, Green, Tulip, Liriodendron, Liriodendron tulipifera
  
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