In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee teaches you about the state tree of Indiana, the tulip tree. It is also known as the tulip poplar or yellow poplar, although it ...

Hailing from Europe and parts of Asia, the chaste tree is most often grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub but can be pruned to a single-trunk, 20- to 30-foot tree. Several varieties have a more ...

Tulip trees are long-timers, having been found more than 300 years old, according to Hamilton. “The flowers grow high in the canopy and are often seen only from the petals that fall on the ...

Tulip Tree. The tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) can reach heights of 60 to 90 feet and results in stunningly vivid spring colour displays and offers visual appeal throughout the year.

And the tree is a prolific bloomer with large, fragrant, goblet shaped pinkish-purple flowers. The six waxy petals, when fully opened, form a "saucer" of petals measuring 3 inches to 6 inches in ...

If you look on the ground around these trees in late May or early June, you may see the tulip tree’s beautiful tulip flowers or flower petals — bright yellow and orange.