Liriodendron tulipifera

Origin: North America

Family: Magnoliaceae

English name: Tulip tree

French name: Tulipier de Virginie

Italian name: Tulipifero

Spanish name: Tulipanero

Description

This is a vigorous deciduous tree with lobed leaves and tulip-shaped flowers, that are green/orange in summer and gold in autumn. Its tolerance of pollution makes it a great urban tree.