Tulip Tree,Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar
Liriodendron tulipfera
Magnoliaceae
▲ young trees
▲▼ leaves
▲ flowers
▲ trees survived 2007 ice storm in Springfield, MO with moderate damage
Location on Missouri State University campus: along concrete pad north of Craig Hall
Liriodendron
tulipfera:
Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Magnolia
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leaves
alternate, deciduous, simple, with 4 squarish lobes (sometimes 6); 3-8" long and
wide; light green above and paler beneath
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stems
slender to stout, greenish to red-brown, aromatic when bruised; chambered pith
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bark
gray brown, with deep lighter gray furrows and close flat ridges
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grows 70-90' tall and
2 to 2/3 as wide in upright
oval habit
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flowers large, yellow-green, solitary in terminal locations appearing after leaf
emergence in mid to late spring-- not often noticed due to
color and presence of foliage; fruit a cone like aggregate
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prefers full sun to moderate shade and moist, well-drained, high organic matter,
deep soils; doesn’t do well in dry soils
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fast
growth rate
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native
to Missouri (and Springfield)