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DECIDUOUS / SEED BEARING / HARDWOOD
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
The tulip tree is one of the dominant forest trees in young forests in our area. The tulip-like flowers are a favorite
food of squirrels. In late spring and early summer I can often tell where a squirrel is in the canopy by the falling Tulip
Tree flower "petals", dropped by a flower eating squirrel.
The bark and branches of young tulip trees provide food for deer and rabbits. The seeds are eaten by squirrels
and many different kinds of birds.
The tulip tree is one of the dominant forest trees in young forests in our area. The tulip-like flowers are a favorite
food of squirrels. In late spring and early summer I can often tell where a squirrel is in the canopy by the falling Tulip
Tree flower "petals", dropped by a flower eating squirrel.
The bark and branches of young tulip trees provide food for deer and rabbits. The seeds are eaten by squirrels
and many different kinds of birds.
| American Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
The seed cones remain on the tree through the winter. The winged seeds are carried by the wind, dispersing
them up to several hundred feet from the mother tree.
them up to several hundred feet from the mother tree.
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| A Tulip Tree in bloom. The large yellow flowers have splashes of orange and red. The flowers are at the ends of the branches. |
The seeds of the Tulip Tree are eaten by squirrels and a variety of birds,