Tulip-tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Dimensions:
Height: 70’ - 120’
Mature spread: 40’ - 50’
Trunk Diameter: 3’ - 4’
Habitat and Range:
found in about every Kentucky county
likes well-drained, nutrient dense soil
prefers full or partial sun
Features:
one of the tallest trees in the Eastern forests
it is in the magnolia family; not really a poplar
both the leaf and flower are tulip shaped
birds and mammals eat the seeds
valuable for carbon sequestration
History:
it is the state tree of Kentucky
Native Americans made dugout canoes from the very straight trunk
