Tulip Poplar: The Beautiful, Fast Growing, Popular Maryland Tree
Episode description
Lou Meyer, reginal business developer in Davey's Mid-Atlantic region, talks about the beautiful tulip poplar tree, including its height, classification and uses for its wood.
In this episode we cover:
- Description of the tulip poplar (00:42)
- Where and how do they grow? (2:18)
- Weak wood vs. mid wood trees (5:02)
- Colonizer trees (6:03)
- Tulip poplar leaves (7:43)
- Tulip poplar flowers (8:52)
- Tulip poplar fruit (9:57)
- They grow to extremely tall heights (10:24)
- How are trees like these measured? (12:03)
- How do climbers face their fear of heights? (14:28)
- Uses for the tulip poplar's wood (16:34)
- Tulip poplar pests and diseases (17:14)
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