Common Name - Tuliptree

Scientific Name - Liriodendron tulipifera

Tuliptree Developing Flower Tuliptree Flower in Full Bloom
Description:  cone-like, light brown, with many overlapping single-winged nutlets;  made up of several winged seeds;  2.5 to 3 inches long that are packed-together, pointed;  maturing in fall and shedding.
The Tuliptree Flower and Fruit

 

Description:

cone-like, light brown, with many overlapping single-winged nutlets;  made up of several winged seeds;  2.5 to 3 inches long that are packed-together, pointed;  maturing in fall and shedding.

 

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