Botanical Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Common Name: tulip tree
Family: Magnoliaceae
Distribution/Origin: Western Hemisphere
Leaf/Bud: alternate, simple, v-tip, looks like a tulip, bud; long brown and green looks like a shoe horn or a mitten
Flower/Inflorescence: green/yellow/orange tulip shaped flower
Fruit/Seed: aggregate of winged achenes
Stem/Bark: large trunk, grey, slightly stripped
Size: can grow to 50m in height
Habit: upright
Form: rounded top, irregular branching at maturity
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