On one of the many hikes up the mountain behind our house you can find these beautiful sections of Tulip Poplar trees. This particular shot is one of my favorite places for these trees. These Tulip Poplar aren't actually in the Poplar family they belong in the Magnolia family. They can grow 80-120 feet high and the trunk is any where between 2-5 feet in diameter. In the spring they produce this beautiful flower. It is bright yellow, with a splash of orange in the inside along with some bright green mixed with it. The T. Poplar and the White Pine are the largest trees in the eastern forest.
These trees are also known as kind of an ideal lumber. They drop their branches and focus there energy upward. They grow very straight and solid and it has been told that the Indians would use these trees to make canoes. They are just a beautiful piece of lumber.
There you go friends. The Tulip Poplar. I feel this is a great picture showing their stature. Oh, and their leaves are awesome! They look like some sort of cartoon cat type of face. Enjoy!
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