Yellow-poplar Tulip poplar, Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera Family: Magnoliaceae Location: Alleghany County, Virginia, 1999 – 2014 Range in U.S.: east of Mississippi River, Michigan, New York and south Citation: Virginia Tech Tree ID Remarks: Once one of the largest timber trees in the eastern U.S. Old-growth trees can have diameters of 3 m (10 ft) or more and heights approaching 60 m (200 ft). For a photo of a single poplar tree that filled an entire train (1913), see

Yellow-poplar Leaf alternate simple entire margin 4-lobed top of leaf

Yellow-poplar Leaf alternate simple entire margin 4-lobed bottom of leaf

Yellow-poplar Bark very durable; bark shingles can be used as siding for buildings mature bark

Yellow-poplar Flower showy, but usually high in crown tulip-like

Yellow-poplar Fruit Cone of samaras; mature in fall Base of cone remains on tree through the winter

Yellow-poplar Wood The long, straight bole (trunk) of the yellow-poplar makes it valuable for timber, but the wood is subject to discoloration.