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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.
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).
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, which can exceed 190 feet. The wood is very light, around 490 kg per cubic meter, [1] but very strong and is used in many applications, including furniture, joinery and moldings. It can ...
Tulip-tree scales are roughly 1/4-inch-long insects with green or orange-pink bodies. Both pests feed on plant sap in large colonies, and leave a sticky residue called honeydew on the tree’s leaves.
This patch of woods in the Smokies was never logged, so it's full of giant trees--some tulip poplars reach seven feet in diameter. Through a jungle of rhododendrons, you'll ascend more than 2,000 ...
Anyone with a poplar tree growing near their house is probably familiar with the massive volume of offspring produced by these trees in the fall. Weed trees or forest gems? How poplars can play a ...
Davie Poplar: Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Chapel Hill, USA 300–375 A large tree on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it was named in honor of Revolutionary War general and founder of the university William Richardson Davie. Many legends are associated with the tree. Devil's Tree: Oak: Bernards Township, USA
Tulip trees offer year-round shade, beautiful flowers and stunning fall foliage. Consider growing this ornamental tree if it thrives in your region. The post How to Plant and Grow a Tulip Tree ...