What’s a tulip tree? There are two plant species grown in Marin that are called tulip trees. Magnolia soulangeana, a ...

Dear Master Gardener: When we were stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, there were beautiful tulip trees growing in the ... in early spring with maroon leaves and stems, then greens up.

Tulip poplar is also a common ornamental tree, prized for the beautiful yellow color of its leaves in autumn. Up-close, each leaf appears to resemble the Looney Tunes character Sylvester the Cat. Its ...