How to Use tulip poplar in a Sentence

tulip poplar

noun
  • The tulip poplar is part of a global study about tree growth.
    Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • On the lawn of the East Terrace, right by the mansion, sits three old tulip poplars and a beech tree.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The woods around me are almost all tulip poplar since the gypsy moths wiped out the oaks years ago.
    Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
  • At least our trees are native: maple, tulip poplar, holly.
    Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 30 June 2021
  • And, bonus — the park is home to what is believed to be the largest tree in Louisville's park system, a 120-feet tall tulip poplar, which turns a vibrant yellow during fall.
    Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The yellow, orange and red of trees such as walnut, tulip poplar, other maples and beech and birch show up next, and the season ends with the darker reds and browns of oaks.
    Karen Chávez, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The eaglets’ parents, Mr. President and the First Lady, have kept a nest at the arboretum in a tulip poplar tree for several years.
    Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 3 May 2018
  • The sanctuary is nestled among tulip poplar, black walnut, and sourwood trees in the mountains of northern Georgia.
    Greg Kahn, National Geographic, 8 July 2020
  • The lack of drought should also be favorable for trees like tulip poplar, which tend to drop their leaves early and are sensitive to dry conditions, Neufeld said.
    Karen Chávez, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The park is populated by tulip poplars, American beech, oaks, white pine, sycamores, box elders, and red maples, among other species.
    Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Tree varieties native to the county include red maple, tulip poplar, white oak, black walnut, eastern red cedar and redbud.
    Staff Report, The Aegis, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Original plantings of white pine and hemlocks have faded, and the dominant trees are white and chestnut oaks, tulip poplar and American beeches.
    Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2019
  • The nest at the Arboretum, situated high in a tulip poplar in the Azalea Collection, offers easy fishing access in the nearby river.
    Aaron Sidder, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2017
  • After several months of research and developing designs, Kroner built his tree house 45 feet up in the air straddled between a sycamore and tulip poplar.
    Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 15 Sep. 2017

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