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An individual instance of Liriodendron tulipifera (tuliptree)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/3-4
Notes:
This towering, straight-trunked tree dominates the open space to the south of the Kirkland Hall entry drive. This particular tree is one of the largest on campus. At a diameter of 104 cm (41 inches), it doesn't have quite the girth of its slightly larger tulip-tree neighbor at the corner of Furman Hall, but it is considerably taller than the Furman tree.
In this example of a large tulip tree, notice the ridged bark and straight trunk typical of the species. You can see why it was favored by early European settlers for use in building log cabins.
In this example of a large tulip tree, notice the ridged bark and straight trunk typical of the species. You can see why it was favored by early European settlers for use in building log cabins.
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Use this stable URL to link to this page:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/3-4.htm
This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 2-780.
This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Liriodendron tulipifera
L.
sec. fna.org 1993
common name: tuliptree
family: Magnoliaceae
Identified 2002-05-24 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14798°, -86.80209°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2002-05-14
2002-05-24
The following images document this particular organism.
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whole tree (or vine) - general |
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bark - of a large tree |
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bark - of a large tree |
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bark - of a large tree |