Tulip Tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera)

Tree Description

This tree usually has a pyramid shape with a somewhat oval crown. 

Leaf Description

• Leaf Arrangement is alternate
• Leaf Margin is entire
• Leaf Venation is palmate
• Leaf Division is simple
• Leaf Attachment is Petiolate
• Leaf is somewhat tulip shaped with 4 lobes

Bark Description
       
The bark is a light gray/green with white in its grooves.  Flat-topped ridges form with diamond patterns.

Twig and Bud Description

                
Twigs are reddish brown.  They have a shiny appearance.

Fruit Description 

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Resources:

• http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm
• Symonds, George W. D. The Tree Identification Book. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1958.
• Trees and Nonflowering Plants. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.,1998