DOGWOOD, MULBERRY AND OSAGE ORANGE


TULIP TREE (_Liriodendron tulipifera_)

Distinguishing characters: There are four characters that stand out
conspicuously in the tulip tree--the *bud*, the *trunk*, the
persistent *fruit cups* and the wedged *leaf*.

The bud, Fig. 74, about three-quarters of an inch long, is covered
by two purplish scales which lend special significance to its whole
appearance. The trunk is extremely individual because it rises stout
and shaft-like, away above the ground without a branch as shown in
Fig. 73. The tree flowers in the latter part of May but the cup that
holds the fruit persists throughout the winter. The leaf, Fig. 75,
has four lobes, is nearly as broad as it is long and so notched at
the upper end that it looks different from any other leaf.

[Illustration: FIG. 73.--The Tulip Tree.]

[Illustration: FIG. 74.--Bud of the Tulip Tree.]

Form and size: The tulip tree is one of the largest, stateliest and
tallest of our trees.

Range: Eastern United States.

Soil and location: Requires a deep, moist soil.

Enemies: Comparatively free from insects and disease.