Tulip Poplar: The Beautiful, Fast Growing, Popular Maryland Tree

Lou Meyer, reginal business developer in Davey's Mid-Atlantic region, talks about the beautiful tulip poplar tree, including its height, classification and uses for its wood. In this episode we cover: Description of the tulip poplar (00:42) Where and how do they grow? (2:18) Weak wood vs. mid wood trees (5:02) Colonizer trees (6:03) Tulip poplar leaves (7:43) Tulip poplar flowers (8:52) Tulip poplar fruit (9:57) They grow to extremely tall heights (10:24) How are trees like these measured? (12:03) How do climbers face their fear of heights? (14:28) Uses for the tulip poplar's wood (16:34) Tulip poplar pests and diseases (17:14) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To read our tree blogs to learn all about the different flowering trees in the magnolia genus, visit Blog.Davey.com by clicking here - Tree Care Tips, News & Checklists Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!