. American forestry. Forests and forestry. American Forestry VOL. XXI AUGUvST, 1915 Xo. 8 The Tulip or Yellow Poplar Tree .4 (icncral Description for Identification NtW YOKi ""TANICa •iAKOU- Tlll% tulip irce, also erroneously called tulip poplar and yellow poplar, is a large, handsome tree, native of the Eastern L'nited States from north- ern h'lorida to Massachusetts and the (ireat Lakes west- ward beyond the Mississijjpi. it grows to a height of SO feet in the open and in a forest to a height of T-iO feet, with a tall, straight, un- branched trunk. Its branches are comparatively fe
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. American Forestry VOL. XXI AUGUvST, 1915 Xo. 8 The Tulip or Yellow Poplar Tree .4 (icncral Description for Identification NtW YOKi ""TANICa •iAKOU- Tlll% tulip irce, also erroneously called tulip poplar and yellow poplar, is a large, handsome tree, native of the Eastern L'nited States from north- ern h'lorida to Massachusetts and the (ireat Lakes west- ward beyond the Mississijjpi. it grows to a height of SO feet in the open and in a forest to a height of T-iO feet, with a tall, straight, un- branched trunk. Its branches are comparatively few and large. The lower ones frequently branch at right angles from the trunk and then turn abruptly upward. Its liark is dark, mottled with gray spots, smooth with shallow lines. Its leaves are markedly different from all others, and cnce recognized will never be confused with any other. Various Names Tulip tree. Wliitewood. Yellow Poplar. Tulip Poplar. White Poplar, Hickory Poplar, Blue Poplar, Popple. Cucumber tree, Canoe-wood. Old Wife's Shirt tree, Saddle-wood. It appears as though half of the leaf were cut away by cutting the off, leaving the remaining portion notched. .\t each side also is a sharp lobe. This makes an angular leaf basing four points and where the apex should be there is an indentation. The leaves are pale green or yellowish green, nearly alike on both sides and when fully develojjed they have a tremulous motion. In early autumn they turn bright yellow. The name of the tree is suggested by its consiiicuous flowers that come soon after the leaves. They are tulip shaped, greenish yellow, with darker yellow and dee]) orange on the tip of the petals. As they are borne on stout stems they stand erect above the foliage and are conspicuous against the pale green background. When in full bloom these trees are showy and attractive. The flowers are complete and perfect. The fruit is a cone containing thin narrow scales attached to a common axis. Each scale h
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