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STUDIES OF TREES 



FIG. 74. Bud of the 

 Tulip Tree. 



Form and size: The tulip tree 

 is one of the largest, stateliest and 

 tallest of our trees. 



Range: Eastern United States. 



Soil and location: Requires a 

 deep, moist soil. 



Enemies : Comparatively free 

 from insects and disease. 



Value for planting: The tree has 

 great value as a specimen on the 

 lawn but is undesirable as a street 

 tree because it requires considerable 

 moisture and transplants with 

 difficulty. It should be planted 

 while young and where it can 

 obtain plenty of light. It grows 

 rapidly. 



Commercial value: The wood 

 is commercially known as whitewood 

 and yellow poplar. It is light, soft, 

 not strong and easily worked. It 

 is used in construction, for inte- 

 rior finish of houses, woodenware 

 and shingles. It has a medicinal 

 value. 



Other characters: The flower, 

 shown in Fig. 75, is greenish yel- 

 low in color, appears in May and 

 resembles a tulip; hence the name 

 tulip tree. The fruit is a cone. 



Other common names: White- 

 wood; yellow poplar; poplar and 

 tulip poplar. 



