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This plant is part of the Deciduous trees and shrubs (Arboretum 1) collection. Ez a növény az Lombos fák, cserjék (Arborétum 1.) gyűjtemény része.

AboutLeírás

Liriodendron tulipifera—known as the tulip tree, American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, tulip poplar, whitewood, fiddletree, lynn-tree, hickory-poplar, and yellow-poplar—is the North American representative of the two-species genus Liriodendron (the other member is Liriodendron chinense). It is native to eastern North America from Southern Ontario and possibly southern Quebec west to Illinois, and east to southwestern Massachusetts, then south to central Florida and Louisiana. The tulip tree is the tallest tree of the Nearctic temperate deciduous forest. It can grow to more than 50 m (160 ft) in virgin cove forests of the Appalachian Mountains, often with no limbs until it reaches 25–30 m (80–100 ft) in height, making it a very valuable timber tree. This species is also fast-growing, without the common problems of weak wood strength and short lifespan often seen in fast-growing species. In 2024, researchers from the University of Cambridge explained the anatomical factors and evolutionary history behind its unusual combination of rapid growth and strong wood. The researchers proposed to call tulip tree lumber "midwood," a new category of wood distinct from hardwood and softwood. The tulip tree is the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Az amerikai tulipánfa (Liriodendron tulipifera) a liliomfa-virágúak (Magnoliales) rendjébe tartozó dísznövény. Nevét líra alakú leveleiről és tulipánra emlékeztető virágáról kapta. Gyakorta nevezik helytelenül liliomfának, pedig nem tartozik a liliomfák (Magnolia) nemzetségébe, és azoktól eltérően nem virágaival, hanem dús lombjával díszíti a kerteket. A mindössze két fajt tartalmazó Liriodendron nemzetség másik faja a kínai tulipánfa (Liriodendron chinense).