Download Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar)

Liriondendron tulipifera L.
Classification
 Kingdom – Plantae
 Superdivison – Spermatophyta
 Division – Magnoliophyta
 Class – Magnoliopsida
 Subclass – Magnoliidae
 Order – Magnoliales
 Family – Magnoliaceae
 Genus – Liriodendron L.
 Species – Liriondendron Tulipifera
Shape, Form, Type
 When Yellow Poplars grow in the forest, they are
generally long, over 100 ft, and limb-free. When they
grow in the open, they have a pyramidal crown at first,
but grow to have a more oval shape.
Figure 1
Bark
 When Tulip Trees are young, their bark is smooth and
a light gray, almost green. As they develop, they form
white diamond shaped grooves with flat ridges
between them. Many sapsucker holes are present on
the older trees.
Figure 2
Twig
 The twigs are generally a red-brown with a waxy shine.
Stipules are large, and buds are lengthened. When
broken, the twigs have a spicy odor.
Figure 3
Leaf
 Leaves of Tulip trees are between four and eight inches
long. They are green or light green and have a notched
to flat tops. They alternate, are simple, have four lobes,
are palmately veined, and are orbicular.
Figure 4
Bud
 Buds are dark red and obtuse in the winter and are
covered with the bloom. The bud of the flower is
closed into a caducous brack that is double-valved.
Figure 5
Flower
 Flowers reside high in the tree and resemble large
tulips. They are about two and a half inches long, and
are of a yellow-green color with and orange corolla.
They generally appear in late spring or early summer.
Figure 6
Fruit
 The fruit is cone-like and made of samaras, usually two
inches long). The samaras are one-winged and curve
upwards. It is deciduous when fully mature . Usually,
these mature in the early fall and disseminate by early
winter. They resemble wooden flowers.
Figure 7
Habitat and Range
 Yellow Poplars are generally found in the eastern half
of the United States and eastern Canada. They can
grow in a variety of climates and many kinds of topsoil.
Figure 8
Uses
 Many people use tulip trees for landscaping, as they
are magnificently shaped. It is considered a major
honey plant in the east United States. Also, these tress
have a soft, fine-grained wood that is used widely for
cheap and stable wood. It is easy to work with which
makes it more popularly used.
Figure 9
References
 Figure References:
 Figures 1-4, 6, 7: Yellow-popular. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from Department of Forest
Resources and Enviromental Conservation, Virginia Tech:
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?id=54.
 Figure 5: Tulip-tree. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from British Wild Flowers:
http://www.british-wild-flowers.co.uk/00%20john%20somerville/tulip-tree,-bud.jpg.
 Figure 8: Liriodendron tulipifera L. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from United States
Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=litu.
 Figure 9: Liriondendron tulipifera. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/liriodendron_tulipifera.
 Informational References:
 Yellow-popular. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from Department of Forest Resources and
Enviromental Conservation, Virginia Tech:
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?id=54.
 Liriodendron tulipifera L. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from United States Department of
Agriculture, Plants Profile: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=litu.