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Liriodendron tulipifera—known as the tulip tree, [a] American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, tulip poplar, whitewood, fiddletree, lynn-tree, hickory-poplar, and yellow-poplar—is the North American representative of the two-species genus Liriodendron (the other member is Liriodendron chinense).
These trees are widely known by the common name tulip tree or tuliptree for their large flowers superficially resembling tulips. It is sometimes referred to as tulip poplar or yellow poplar, and the wood simply as "poplar", although not closely related to the true poplars. Other common names include canoewood, saddle-leaf tree, and white wood.
Most commonly, tulipwood is the greenish yellowish wood yielded from the tulip tree, found on the Eastern side of North America and a similar species is found in some parts of China. In the United States, it is commonly known as tulip poplar or yellow poplar, even though the tree is not related to the poplars. It is notable for its height ...
A tulip poplar tree stands undamaged in Hessie T. Morrah Park in Greenville Monday October 7, 2024. "Even forests have to be managed, we're seeing how critical that is out West," he said.
Liriodendron: tulip-trees; Liriodendron chinense: Chinese tulip-tree Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Liriodendron tulipifera: American tulip-tree Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 621 Magnolia: magnolias; Magnolia × soulangeana: saucer magnolia; tulip magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Magnolia acuminata: cucumber tree; cucumber magnolia
The public is invited to the historic site at 809 Forbes Trail Road at 4:30 p.m. Sunday as officials dedicate a recently planted tulip poplar. The 5-foot sapling, with leaves ...
Tulip trees are susceptible to infestation from tulip-tree aphids and tulip-tree scales. Tulip-tree aphids are small pink or green insects. Tulip-tree scales are roughly 1/4-inch-long insects with ...
Liriodendron chinense (commonly known as the Chinese tulip poplar, [3] Chinese tulip tree or Chinese whitewood [1]) is Asia's native species in the genus Liriodendron.This native of central and southern China grows in the provinces of Anhui, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Yunnan, and also locally in northern Vietnam.