Liriodendron tulipifera - tulip-tree, yellow-poplar

***Liriodendron* *tulipifera***

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Common name: tulip-tree, yellow-poplar

Family: Magnoliaceae subfam. Liriodendroideae (magnolia family)

Distribution: e. North America

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Usage: Medicine

Comments: This native, deciduous tree will reach 90' in height; a very fast grower. Leaves are bright green in summer, the shape resembling a tulip. Fall color is golden yellow. Flowers are greenish yellow with an orange center and appear in May or early June. Fruits are a cone-like aggregate of samaras, 2-3" long. They turn brown in October and persist through the winter. A nice specimen tree but needs plenty of room.

Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

1: ADG: AQ09 (AQ09) • Accession: D8888-0013.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2: AZA: BB16 (BB16) • Accession: D0000-1669.001
3: AZA: BC14 (BC14) • Accession: D0000-1672.001
4: AZA: BC15 (BC15) • Accession: D0000-1673.001
5: AZA: BC16 (BC16) • Accession: D0000-1674.001
6: AZA: BC16 (BC16) • Accession: D0000-1675.001
7: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D0000-1678.001
8: DWD: AB04 (AB04) • Accession: D1926-0027.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
9: JPG: BC21 (BC21) • Accession: D0000-1676.001
10: PER: CC20 (CC20) • Accession: D1989-0164.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin

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***Liriodendron* *tulipifera***

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