tulip tree
noun
1
: a tall North American timber tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the magnolia family having large greenish-yellow tulip-shaped flowers and soft white wood used especially for cabinetwork and woodenware
called also tulip poplar, yellow poplar
2
: any of various trees other than the tulip tree with tulip-shaped flowers
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One tree that's particularly good at ridding the air of carbon is the tulip tree, which consists of two species: Liriodendron tulipifera, which proliferates in North America, and Liriodendron chinense, which thrives in central and southern China.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
Elliott suggests a tulip tree, which will grow up to 50 feet tall and produce yellow flowers that attract pollinators and lightning bugs.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The new set of trees that were planted a few weeks ago include hickory, hackberry, Kentucky coffee and tulip trees.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources suggests looking for morels near dead elms, tulip trees and in beech-maple forests.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
Elliott suggests a tulip tree, which will grow up to 50 feet tall and produce yellow flowers that attract pollinators and lightning bugs.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The new set of trees that were planted a few weeks ago include hickory, hackberry, Kentucky coffee and tulip trees.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources suggests looking for morels near dead elms, tulip trees and in beech-maple forests.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
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