Common name: tulpenboom (NL), tulpebeam (Fryske), Tulip Tree (EN)

Native range: United States

Pollination: Flies, beetles, honey bees, bumble bees

Seed dspersal: Animal

Conservation: Least concern (IUCN, last assessed 2017)

The tupenboom is an important resource for wildlife and specially important for honey bees. It produces beautiful flowers between April and June, and seeds that ripen between August and October, depending on the location.

USES:

• Food for wildlife
• Ornamental
• Root is used in spruce beer
• Medicinal

This is how the tree looks in winter

The bark…

And the seed

References and more information at:

Plants for a future

US forest service USDA

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

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