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Tree Structure

Tree Structure

Bark Texture

Bark Texture

Branch Texture

Branch Texture

Branch Structure

Branch Structure

Dried Flower Bract

Dried Flower Bract

Bud

Bud

Dried Flower Bracts Growth Form

Dried Flower Bracts Growth Form

Bud

Bud

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

about the tree

  • FUN FACT: the bracts of the flowers of tulip poplar remain on the tree in the winter.

  • leaf arrangement: alternate

  • fruit: cone-shaped clusters

  • lifespan: up to 300 years

  • habitat: moderately moist, deep, well-drained, loose soil

  • size: 120' tall

  • growth form: pyramidal

  • uses: ornamental, shade tree, furniture, veneer, pulpwood

  • state tree: Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee

 

where is it found on campus?

  • fire drill hill

 

Photography by Julia Gong, '17

© 2015 Julia Gong, Cary Academy '17

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