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tulip tree: see magnolia magnolia, common name for plants of the genus Magnolia, and for the Magnoliaceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often with showy flowers. ..... Click the link for more information. . tulip treeor tulip poplar or yellow poplarLofty North American ornamental and timber tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the magnolia family, not related to true poplars. It occurs in mixed hardwood stands in eastern North America. It is taller than all other eastern broad-leaved trees (up to 197 ft, or 60 m), and its trunk often has a diameter greater than 7 ft (2 m). Long-stemmed, bright-green leaves have two to four side lobes and blunted tips. Yellowish-green tuliplike flowers have six petals, orange at their bases, and three bright-green sepals. Other characteristics include conelike clusters of winged fruits; aromatic, purplish-brown twigs; stunning golden-yellow autumn leaves; winter buds resembling a duck's bill; and resistance to pests and diseases. The wood is used to manufacture furniture parts, plywood panels, paper, boxes, and crates. tulip tree 1. a North American magnoliaceous forest tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, having tulip-shaped greenish-yellow flowers and long conelike fruits 2. a similar and related Chinese tree, L. chinense 3. any of various other trees with tulip-shaped flowers, such as the magnolia |
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The area is home to a 385-year-old hemlock, as well as sycamores and tulip trees more than 150 feet tall. Onward and Upward is that rare gardening book every page of which can be read with pleasure by folks who wouldn't know a tulip from a tulip tree. The most popular variety, which is both pink and fragrant, is sometimes called tulip tree on account of its goblet-shaped blossoms. |
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