As a result, tulip poplar flowers often go unnoticed until they have finished blooming and drop to the ground. When it is not in bloom, a tulip tree can easily be identified by its leaves. The body of a tulip tree leaf has a square shape that resembles the outline of a cat's face ...
Tulip poplar can potentially get cankers, leaf spots, powdery mildew, sooty mold, and verticillium wilt. Yellowing of the leaves is caused by the hot dryness of the weather, and is not indicative of disease. Fun Fact The largest found tulip trees are in North Carolina’s Joyce Kilmer Forest...