Scientific Name
Liriodendron
Common Name
tulip tree, tulip poplar

Characteristics

ID hints
Leaves 4-lobed
- Leaf apex shorter than lobes ***
- Leaf stylized outline of tulip ***
Stipular line scar around twig by leaf*
- Large terminal smooth bud
Flowers large, greenish-yellow
- Early summer
Fruits fused, cone-like aggregation **
- Fruits are keeled samaras, hard
- Fruit looks like a surfboard

4-H Horticulture Contest, Dr. Alice B. Russell, Dr. Paul R. Fantz, and Larry Bass, Department of Horticultural Science, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell. Computer programming by Miguel A. Buendia, graphics by Brad Capel.Russell

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