Spring is still springing in full bloom in the northern hemisphere; and this article is the first of a mini-series of sorts of the Sunday Morning Photograph series of articles — starting with the question: What is this? Part 1. Can you guess what is featured in the photographs? Read on to find out the answer.
What Is This? Part 1. Sunday Morning Photograph.
The answer is the otherworldly shape that is seen is inside of a flower of a tree known by the scientific name of Liriodendron tulipifera — which is more commonly known as a tulip tree, which is a type of poplar tree.
“Tuliptree is a tall, deciduous, long-lived, broadleaf tree”, according to this extensive article from the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture of the United States. “The leaves are alternate with a distinctive tuliplike shape. In forest stands tuliptree is one of the straightest and tallest trees, with approximately 66 percent of the bole free of lateral branches. It can reach heights of 200 feet (61 m) and a dbh greater than 10 feet (3 m). The flowers are tuliplike in size and shape. The fruit is a conelike structure consisting of many winged samaras on a central stalk.”
Final Boarding Call
I never realized just how useful is this particular deciduous tree, as it is one of the tallest native trees in the eastern United States.
Please click here for a complete list of the Sunday Morning Photograph series of articles at The Gate With Brian Cohen, which include photographs taken of nature and sights of interest in many countries and territories around the world — including but not limited to:
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Cyprus — including the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Czechia or Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- England in Great Britain in the United Kingdom
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Panama
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Swaziland or Eswatini
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- Uruguay
All photographs ©2005 by Brian Cohen.
