Latin Name: Liriodendron tulipifera

Description: Tulip tree or yellow poplar is a large, stately, deciduous tree with a pyramidal to broad conical habit. It is named and noted for its cup-shaped, tulip-like flowers that bloom in spring. Flowers are yellow with an orange band at the base of each petal.   Flowers are followed by dry, scaly, oblong, cone-shaped brown fruits, each bearing numerous winged seeds. Four-lobed bright green leaves (to 8” across) turn golden yellow in fall

Size: Ht 50′ x 40′