I have about 1/2 dozen small tulip poplars not far from my rear porch
and deck. The largest is perhaps 12 feet tall and the shortest perhaps
8 feet tall. None show any sign of flowering. Immediately behind the
poplars are very tall pines with a few live oaks and other species mixed
in. All these other tall trees shade the poplars much of the day which
this Wiki article <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriodendron_tulipifera>
says they do not appreciate. I also had a tulip poplar which I planted
in Virginia in 1971. It was about 10 feet tall when I planted it and
perhaps 15 feet tall when I left it 4 years later. Not ever any sign of
flowers on that one either. Perhaps they really do have to be large to
flower. They are reputed to reach as much as 170 feet under ideal
growing conditions.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/20/2015 11:30 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
Both Ric Carter and Tina have mentioned the blooms of the Tulip Poplar
tree recently, so, having two such trees, I went out to see what I could
find. The smaller tree had none, but the larger tree has more than in
previous years, so I assume that they bloom more as they get older.
Compared to Magnolia blooms, they are much smaller and harder to see,
but the pastels are quite pretty.
Two blooms among the leaves:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+47.jpg.html
Tulip Poplar closeup:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+52.jpg.html
Olympus E-1 with ZD 35mm Macro, ISO 400
Comments and critiques welcomed.
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