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Farmers' Bulletin 1208. 



TULIP TREE. 



The tulip tree is also sometimes called the tulip poplar (fig. 27) or 

 yellow poplar, though the latter names are unfortunate, as the tree is 

 not a poplar or even closely related to the poplars. It is a large, 

 rapid-growing tree suitable for suburban conditions in regions 1, 2, 

 10, 11, and 12. The leaves are of unusual form, the upper half ap- 

 pearing to have been cut away, leaving a notch about where it would 



FIG. 27. Tulip tn-os, .some! inn 



H), D. C. 



seem the middle of the leaf should be. The color is a light green. 

 The roots are unusually soft and tender, and therefore the tree needs 

 to be transplanted quickly and with great care. Small sizes should 

 be planted, especially near the northern limits of growth. It should 

 be transplanted only in the spring. If after transplating it the 

 top should die and a new vigorous shoot should put out from the 

 root, it would be desirable to form a new top from this shoot rather 

 than to transplant another tree. 



