Question: We saw this tree in NY on vacation peppered in the state parks near rivers in NJ & NY and …
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Question
We saw this tree in NY on vacation peppered in the state parks near rivers in NJ & NY and in yards and along roadsides. We first noticed it in Ringwood New Kersey State Park and then in Barcelona, NY. It had a large, whitish-pink, cup-shaped flower pointing upward at tip of branches. It was not leafed out at all and the bark did not seem flaky but ridged. It was at least 60 feet tall with a very straight trunk. I am from Kansas and have never seen a tree like this. What is it?
Answer
Dear coleenb@lovetrees, you have photographed the remnant fruits on Liriodendron tulipifera (tuliptree), a member of the Magnolia Family. This is a large tree that is native to areas you were travelling in.
