Tulip tree is one of the most distinctive and attractive trees. It is native from Saratoga and Rensselaer counties along lake Ontario to lake Erie, and becomes more abundant southward in deep, rich, moist soils. The wood is light, soft, not strong, light yellow or brown in color.
BARK:
- on young trees, smooth, ashy gray or brown in color.
- on older trunks, light gray to brown, thick and regularly furrowed and ridged.
LEAVES:
- alternate, simple 4 to 6 inches long
- almost square in outline
- usually 3- or 4-lobed with truncate
FRUIT:
- It's fruit light brown in color, 2 to 3 inches long.
SEEDS:
- long winged, ripening in September,
- outer ring of winged seeds may stay on the tree into the next season.
A very Beautiful Flower...