Yellow Poplar (Tulip)

Liriodendron tulipifera


Photo courtesy of University of Connecticut Plant Database.


Photo courtesy of Auburn - School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences.

The Yellow Poplar (Tuliptree) is one of the most popular trees in the eastern United States. It s the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It has also been a leading candidate in other states. The tulip tree s blossoms have even served as a state flower.

Also known as the yellow poplar or tulip poplar, this beloved tree grows tall and straight, its beauty enhanced by greenish-yellow flowers. The wood was also highly valued.
The tulip-tree has considerable aesthetic appeal, and is therefore prized as an ornamental. It has a showy, greenish-yellow flower that is tulip-shaped, hence its name. Bees appreciate this tree for its nectar.

The tulip-tree's leaf is also somewhat special. The leaf has lobes and a notch at the tip, making it appear cut off at the top.

Every year, it produces a good seed crop, a source of food for a number of birds and small mammals.

The tulip-tree prefers deep, rich, moist soils along streams or around swampy areas. It does not tolerate dry, acid soils.

It is a fast-growing tree that is intolerant of shade. It can attain 35 metres in height and live for 150 years. It is generally free of pests and disease, which promotes its growth.

The tulip-tree mixes easily with other broadleaf trees, and is rarely found in pure stands. It occurs in the eastern part of North America, from the Great Lakes south to Florida.

Medicinal substances such as cinchona substitute are extracted from the bark.

Its wood is light yellow and is easily worked. Northern Indians used it in canoe-making, and today it is used in naval construction and cabinetmaking. However, it is mostly appreciated in parks for its majestic beauty.


Leaf Characteristics

• Broad, Flat
  
• Simple
  
• Pinnately Lobed
  
• Smooth, without bristle tips.
  
• Main vein ends in notch.

Fruit Characteristics

• Cone or Cone-Like
• Cone longer than 1"
• Cone soft & fleshy
• Scale ends with single wing
• Narrow, elongate scales
• Seed cavity 4-angled

Yellow Poplar Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root... Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.

And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ... which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.

PRICING AS FOLLOWS: 2 Yellow Poplar Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h. 10 Yellow Poplar Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h. 25 Yellow Poplar Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h. 50 Yellow Poplar Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h. 100 Yellow Poplar Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.