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Yellow-poplar

Yellow-poplar. Tulip poplar, Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera Family: Magnoliaceae Location: Alleghany County, Virginia, 1999 – 2014 Range in U.S.: east of Mississippi River, Michigan, New York and south Citation: Virginia Tech Tree ID

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Yellow-poplar

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  1. Yellow-poplar Tulip poplar, Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera Family: Magnoliaceae Location: Alleghany County, Virginia, 1999 – 2014 Range in U.S.: east of Mississippi River, Michigan, New York and south Citation: Virginia Tech Tree ID http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/key/location.htm Remarks: Once one of the largest timber trees in the eastern U.S. Old-growth trees can have diameters of 3 m (10 ft) or more and heights approaching 60 m (200 ft). For a photo of a single poplar tree that filled an entire train (1913), see http://www.patc.us/history/archive/virg_fst.html.

  2. Yellow-poplar Leaf alternate simple entire margin 4-lobed top of leaf

  3. Yellow-poplar Leaf alternate simple entire margin 4-lobed bottom of leaf

  4. Yellow-poplar Bark very durable; bark shingles can be used as siding for buildings mature bark

  5. Yellow-poplar Flower showy, but usually high in crown tulip-like

  6. Yellow-poplar Fruit Cone of samaras; mature in fall Base of cone remains on tree through the winter

  7. Yellow-poplar Wood The long, straight bole (trunk) of the yellow-poplar makes it valuable for timber, but the wood is subject to discoloration.

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