Tulip Tree

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipfera

Least Concern

Quick Facts

Kingdom: Plantae
Abundance: Common
Habitat: Forest, Urban

One of the tallest and most beautiful eastern hardwoods that is often referred to as a “Yellow Poplar” or a “Tulip Poplar.” They have a long straight trunk, narrow crown, and large, showy, green and orange flowers resembling tulips in the spring. Although the Tulip Tree is often referred to as “Poplar”, it is actually part of the Magnolia family. One of the chief commercial hardwoods, Tulip Trees are used for furniture, crates, toys, musical instruments, and pulpwood. Height: 80-120’ Spread: 30-40’

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Liriodendron
Species: Liriodendron tulipfera

Scientific Name

Liriodendron tulipfera
Plant Type
Tree
Foliage
Deciduous
Flowering Season
April-June

Ecological Role

Nesting for birds, flowers attract hummingbirds, larval host of the Tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Habitat Types

Forest
Urban

Geographic Distribution

Found throughout the eastern United States

Local Abundance

Common

Conservation Status

Least Concern

This species is widespread and abundant. No immediate threat to survival.

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