Tree #6: Eastern Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera (leer-ee-oh-DEN-drun too-lip-IFF-ur-uh)
- Also called ‘Tulip Poplar’
- Native to Eastern US
- From Magnolia Family
- Has many 4 to 6” yellow, orange and cream colored flowers high on branches in the spring
- ’goose foot’ shaped leaves that turn yellow and gold in fall
- Average life over 150 years and can reach 160 feet tall
Flower in the Spring, Click 'once' to enlarge image
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