Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Moving along the ridge toward the river side of the mansion look for the large tree with 4-lobed leaves. The tulip tree or yellow poplar as it is sometimes called is named for its tulip like flowers. It typically blooms in late spring to early summer and produces a yellow and green tulip shaped blossom. This species is the tallest and one of the largest eastern hardwoods. It was a favorite of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt who also had them on his estate just two miles south of here. The tulip tree is the only tree of its kind in North America but has an almost identical relative in China.