Show tulip tree wood Is soft white yellowish in co color I 1 I 1 or the tulip tree tulip fera linnaeus also called yellow jellow pop ular and whitewood Is one of the most distinctive of american trees the leaves are simple alternate ally four lobed four to six inches across appear to have tips cut oft off at right angle to the stem and are long stalked at the base of each leafstalk are two leaf n appendages the flowers are one and one half to two inches deep greenish yellow with three sepals and six petals the fruit Is made up of long winged outlets arranged in light brown coo con elike clusters two and one half to three inches long the bark when young Is smooth bitter ash gray to brown mottled with light blotches blotcher blot ches on old trunks it becomes thick brown deeply furrowed the twigs are shiny stout reddish brown marked with pale obscure breathing pores complete rings of stipule scars scar surround the twigs the buds are it flattened one fourth to one halt half an inch long blunt pointed red dish brown covered with one pair of bud scales within the buds are small hit miniature mature leaves the w wood Is soft not strong legit alg it white yellowish to brownish and works easily it Is used for furniture interior woodenware novelties and veneer the tulip tree I 1 Is s found from rhode island to michigan south to florida and arkansas indianapolis news |