(Liriodendron tulipifera) American tulip tree with greenish yellow flowers and green leaves on large trunk with brown furrowed bark

The tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a fast-growing tree that can reach heights up to nearly 200’, making it the tallest deciduous tree in temperate North America. This native tree grows rapidly for decades with straight, unbranched trunks that can create cathedral-like columns when trees are present together. You can see this effect right here at Mt. Cuba when walking along the Woods Path, as in this video. More often growing 90-120’ tall, this species needs a large area to grow and does