anyone that knows flowering trees?
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huh...our Tulip trees here
huh...our Tulip trees here that grow wild look totally different. Is this just a different type or same name for a totally different tree. Liriodendron tulipifera is the one that grows wild here (Tulip tree, sometimes called tulip poplar or yellow poplar). I'm best with trees that are native to where I live...thank you college dendrology classes..haha
Nope this is what we call a
Nope this is what we call a tulip tree where I'm from.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriodendr…
and this is ours (I'm in Ohio)...but also in the magnolia family I see :)
I am part of a "freecycle"
I am part of a "freecycle" group, its where people post things they are giving away. So when someone posted that they wanted to give away this tree they said it was a hardy hibiscus tree, and that would have been great as well. But when it started to flower out it didn't look right... so that is when I posted photos.
Mom and Steve bought an other tulip tree just the other day and it cost them $150 for a tiny tree, maybe 2 feet tall. So I am totally excited that I was able to get this one for FREE :)
looks like a type of magnolia
looks like a type of magnolia to me...but I'm not familiar with all varieties or flowering trees as much.