Liriodendron tulipifera
Appalachian cove forests are found in sheltered concave slopes with a moist environment. Characteristic tree include yellow buckeye ("Aesculus flava"), sugar maple ("Acer saccharum"), white ash ("Fraxinus americana"), basswood ("Tilia americana"), tuliptree ("Liriodendron tulipifera"), Carolina silverbell ("Halesia tetraptera"), eastern hemlock ("Tsuga canadensis"), beech ("Fagus grandifolia"), cucumber tree ("Magnolia acuminata"), and Fraser magnolia ("Magnolia fraseri").