1. Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar)
Liriondendron tulipifera L.

2. Classification Kingdom – Plantae Superdivison – Spermatophyta
Division – Magnoliophyta
Class – Magnoliopsida
Subclass – Magnoliidae
Order – Magnoliales
Family – Magnoliaceae
Genus – Liriodendron L.
Species – Liriondendron Tulipifera

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. References Figure References: Informational References:
Figures 1-4, 6, 7: Yellow-popular. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from Department of Forest Resources and Enviromental Conservation, Virginia Tech:
Figure 5: Tulip-tree. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from British Wild Flowers:
Figure 8: Liriodendron tulipifera L. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from United States Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile:
Figure 9: Liriondendron tulipifera. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from Wikipedia:
Informational References:
Yellow-popular. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from Department of Forest Resources and Enviromental Conservation, Virginia Tech:
Liriodendron tulipifera L. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2010 from United States Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile: