Liriodendron tulipifera
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photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Liriodendron tulipifera |
| Common name: | tuliptree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Growth type: | tree |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 70 - < 100' |
| Bark: | gray to brown, furrowed, with fine stripes of light gray |
| Foliage: | alternate, simple, deciduous |
| Flower: | 2-3" long, tulip-shaped; yellow green, with orange inside the base of the corolla |
| Fruit: | cone shaped aggregate that persists through the winter |
| Flowering time: | blooms late May to June; fruits in September- October and persists |
| Habitat: | rich, wet low ground of woods, swamps, old fields |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide outside the Pine Barrens |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | ornamental tree, strong timber tree The trunks are often noticeable for their very straight, upright growth. Despite the common name "tulip poplar", it is not a poplar at all. |