The yellow poplar tree is also called tulip tree, tulip poplar, white poplar, and whitewood. It is fast-growing and typically reaches heights between 80-100 feet.

The yellow flowers are tulip-shaped. It’s a large tree — 60 to 80 feet — which is also deciduous. Nurseries may carry cultivars that grow only to 15 feet.

FOR YELLOW. Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, tulip-shaped flowers bloom, and just as beautiful in fall when ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Tulip Tree, Whitewood, American or Yellow Poplar ” in SA Supplements Vol. 23 No. 581supp (February 1887), p. 9285 doi:10.1038 ...

FOR YELLOW. Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, tulip-shaped flowers bloom, and just as beautiful in fall when ...

FOR YELLOW. Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, ... The trees, which sport vibrant yellow-gold foliage in fall, grow to about 25 feet in zones 5-8, but in the right ...