Cathy, Dorothy, and I went to Seneca Creek State Park this afternoon and walked just short of 3 miles in the woods. It was a cool but pretty day with deep blue skies. The woods are predominated by tulip poplars (Liriodendron tulipifera) with a significant number of other deciduous trees including oaks, maples, beeches, and various smaller trees. I think the fact that they grow so quickly accounts for their numbers, as they outgrow the slower growing but longer lived hardwoods. Eventually, the oaks, maples, and beeches will outlive this first growth of poplars and it will all even out or even lean towards the others. But for now, the wood is filled with the straight trunks of the tulip poplar.
Tulip Poplars
Posted under Flowers and Plants and tagged with Liriodendron, Liriodendron tulipifera, Native Plants, Tree, Trees, Tulip Poplar, Woods
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Sunday, February 09, 2020, Tulip Poplars
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#liriodendron #liriodendrontulipifera #nativeplants #tree #trees #tulippoplar #woods
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.