Tulip Tree - Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree is one of the tallest broadleaf trees (exceptional individuals are more than 165 feet), with a straight trunk and narrow to rounded crown. The bark is furrowed on older trees and buttressed. The leaf resembles a tulip flower; it is shiny above, pale beneath and as much as 7 inches in width and length. In autumn the leaves are a warm yellow. The flowers are yellow, with orange in the center and very showy; there are six petals, and typically they are borne in the upper branches of the tree. The wood is fine grained and used for furniture and cabinet-making.

This tree shows the exceptional height of the species - University of Tennesee Arboretum, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Tulip-like flower - University of Idaho Arboretum, Moscow, Idaho

Bark detail - Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Leaves - Nichols Arboretum, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan