Pyramidal when young, this tree matures into an oval-rounded habit. It should be used only in large, open spaces. Reminiscent of the tulip flower, its lovely greenish-yellow blooms appear in May and early June and last for an extended period. Fruits turn brown in October and persist through the winter. This stately tree has handsome yellow leaves in the fall. A native specimen, it is also called yellow poplar, which was the stately monarch of Eastern deciduous forests, sometimes reaching heights of 200 feet. The forests were cleared for farmland, and the soft wood was used for canoes, furniture, and pulp for book paper.