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The Tuliptree is Known for it’s beautiful late spring Flowers: flowers and a unique leaf shape, the also referred to Tuliptree is easily recognizable. The beautiful flower re- as the yellow Size: sembles a tulip. It has 3 poplar, tulip sepals and 6 petals which Mature trees range in height from 80-100ft are a pale green or yel- poplar, or tulip with even greater heights near 180ft in the low color with bright or- magnolia. It is a mountains. They develop very large, straight ange at the base of each trunks that are usually 2-5ft in diameter but petal. Flowers bloom in member of the Spring flower(3) Tulip tree (5) can also be up to 12ft in diameter in older late May. Bees use this Magnolia family trees. Branching usually flower to produce honey.(4) and is a hardwood native to east- begins at a high point on the trunk leaving a Fruit: ern North America ranging from large distance between The aggregate fruit is formed from many southern Michigan to the northern first branches and the carpels. It has a cone shape and is 2-3 inches ground.(4) Very large tree trunk parts of Florida. (4) The tree was in length. The fruits mature in the fall and popular in early American history Leaves: take on a woody appearance. The individual samaras are winged and allow the wind to for canoe making, due to it’s light The Tuliptree leaf is alternate, simple, and carry them distances up to 5 times the tree and easy to work with wood. It was entire, with 4 palmate lobes (sometimes 6)and height. Once on the ground the seeds can be also a source of teas and ointments a very distinctive square shape (truncate). The viable for 4-7 years! (6) blade is 4-6 inches wide and about the same for medicinal uses. George Wash- in length with long petioles of 3-6 inches. The ington was especially fond of the leaves are bright green with a luster in the summer and turn a deep yellow in the fall. (4) Tuliptree as he planted them in the gardens of his Mount Vernon home (3) which were later crowned the official tree during bicentennial cele- Did you know??? brations. (1) Liriodendron Tulipifera is currently the official state tree for Indiana, Tennessee, (2) and Kentucky!!