A new study reveals that two tree species, the American Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) and the Chinese Tulip Tree (Liriodendron chinense) grow a never-described type of wood that is neither ...

This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of magnolia trees. They can grow 100 feet (meters) or more, and they are neither hardwood nor softwood, but something else entirely. This unique ...

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There's something so magical about the golden hues of fall, don't you think? As the season changes, the world seems to glow with brilliant yellows, making any landscape look like a painting come to ...

“Almost all the finest North American shrubs and trees push forward to lend the scene heightened grace, their branches flung ...

Tulip poplars are also very important trees for our native pollinators as they produce ... The scientific name derives from the native American use of the plant as an emetic and ceremonial tea. It can ...

Tulip trees have a category-busting wood structure unlike anything scientists have seen before. Although more research is needed, this could enable them to store carbon more efficiently than other ...

If you've ever wondered where to find the state's tallest red maple, or wanted to pay a visit to Rhode Island's largest tulip tree in spring, the Rhode Island Tree Council has you covered.

For Scientific American’s Science Quickly ... look at the two surviving species of the Liriodendron genus, the Tulip Tree and the Chinese Tulip Tree, and found wood that didn’t fit the ...

[22] Tulips and "Tulip Fingers". The sap of the tulip (family Liliaceae) contains the well-characterized allergen tulipalin A. The individual tulip bulbs contain a tough outer tectum that can ...

The Grayson Springs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will hold a special dedication ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 14 in celebration of the planting of Liberty Tree ...