Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totally new type of wood. This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of ...

This species, along with its close relative the Chinese tulip tree (Liriodendron chinense), belongs to an ancient lineage dating back 50-30 million years — a period marked by significant shifts ...

Tulip trees have a structure that is somewhere between hardwood and softwood – called "midwood" – which could increase their ability to store carbon ...

In the mid-Atlantic US, forests dominated by tulip trees store between two and six times more carbon than forests where other species prevail. The tulip tree is already popular in plantations in parts ...

Tulips do not of course grow on trees, although during the infamous mania someone might have spread claims they do. However, the two surviving members of the ancient Liriodendron genus are known ...

The largest trees of this species are in rich woods such as in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with trees over 20 feet in circumference. Tulip trees in Shenandoah National Park are over ...