Common Name - Tuliptree

Scientific Name - Liriodendron tulipifera

Description:  decidious; alternate;  simple;  shiny dark above, paler below;  3 to 6 inches long and as wide;  saddle-shaped, with long straight base and 4 (rarely 6) distinct, paired lobes;  on a long stalk;  glossy, bright green above, paler beneath;  turning yellow in autumn. Tuliptree Simple Leaf
The Tuliptree Leaf 

Description:
decidious; alternate;  simple;  shiny dark above, paler below;  3 to 6 inches long and as wide;  saddle-shaped, with long straight base and 4 (rarely 6) distinct, paired lobes;  on a long stalk;  glossy, bright green above, paler beneath;  turning yellow in autumn.

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