| The Tulip Tree has got its name from its tulip | | | | a substitute for cinchona in traditional remedies. |
| shaped flowers. The flowers of a Tulip Tree are | | | | The popular Tulip Tree is known by many names |
| located at great heights and typically reach a size | | | | in English, including Canoewood, Saddletree, |
| of 2.5 inches. The Tulip Tree produces | | | | Tulipwood, Whitewood, Canary Whitewood and |
| monoecious flowers with yellow-green petals. The | | | | American Whitewood. The Tulip Tree is not a |
| corolla has a beautiful vivid orange shade. Some | | | | poplar, but it is still commonly referred to as Tulip |
| people find the leaves of the Tulip Tree similar to | | | | poplar, Hickory poplar, White poplar and Yellow |
| tulips too, at least with a little imagination. The | | | | poplar. |
| leaves are four lobed and have a notch at the tip. | | | | Apart from being an appreciated timber tree, the |
| A Tulip Tree leaf will typically reach a length of | | | | Tulip tree is also planted as a shade tree and |
| 4-6 inches in diameter. The leaf colour is bright | | | | ornamental tree. It is a remarkably fast growing |
| green and will turn yellow in autumn. | | | | tree and can grow 50 feet tall in eleven years. |
| The Tulip Tree is sometimes called "The King of | | | | During spring and early summer it will blossom |
| the Magnolias". It is called Liriodendron tulipifera in | | | | with beautiful flowers. The twigs of a Tulip Tree |
| Latin, and it belongs to the Family Magnoliaceae. | | | | will turn red and become shiny during the winter, |
| The Tulip Tree is related to the Chinese Tulip | | | | which will add colour to the garden. |
| Tree (Liriodendron Chinese). | | | | The fruits of the Tulip Tree are also very |
| The Tulip Tree is utilized as timber and is very | | | | beautiful. Immature fruits are green and will |
| appreciated among carpenters since the wood is | | | | gradually turn brown as they mature. In fall, they |
| easy to work with. Tulip Tree wood has a pale | | | | will be ripe and have the shape of small cones. |
| yellow color and is particularly popular in furniture, | | | | Tulip Tree fruits are popular among squirrels, |
| wood carvings, cabinetry, veneer, jewelry boxes | | | | rodents, rabbits, birds and other wild animals. Bees |
| and musical instruments. Earlier, the Tulip Tree | | | | and butterflies will instead eat the nectar from the |
| was frequently used in canoes created by Native | | | | flowers, and the deer will happily browse the new |
| Americans. The Tulip Tree bark has been used as | | | | twigs. |