Tulip Tree Plant. The tulip magnolia tree is a marvelous tree planted for its ornamental value. Tulip tree or yellow poplar (liriodendron tulipifera) are large deciduous ornamental trees that can grow up to 90′.
Tulip tree, (liriodendron tulipifera), also called yellow poplar or whitewood, north american ornamental and timber tree of the magnolia family (magnoliaceae), order magnoliales, not related to the true poplars. It is a hardwood tree that's native to most of the eastern united states. Despite the name, these trees aren’t related to tulip flowers, but are a member of the magnolia family.
