Tuliptree Tuliptrees are deciduous trees with long, valvate buds. Leaves are lobed and long-petioled. The stipular scar encircles the twig.
Flowers are showy, terminal inflorescences.
The solitary fruit is a cone-like structure consisting of numerous winged seeds. Liriodendron Species Terminal buds are flattened with two outer scales. Leaf scars are large and nearly round. Flowers are large and greenish-yellow, and they bloom between May and June. Fruit appears in October.