New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2025

1. Tulip Tree Marker

Inscription. Tulip trees are native to the northeastern United States and many grow in NYBG's Thain Family forest. Known commercially as yellow-poplar or tulip-poplar, tulip trees grow tall and straight, reaching heights of up to 200 feet. The wood of tulip trees is light and strong. Native Americans throughout the Northeast, including the Lenape, whose ancestral land extended from the lower Hudson Valley to present-day Delaware, carved dugout canoes from individual tulip tree trunks. The tree is named for its cup-shaped spring flowers' resemblance to tulips, although the plants are not related. When the tree is not in bloom, identify it by its distinctive four-lobed leaves, which turn bright gold in fall.

Erected by New York Botanical Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 51.961′ N, 73° 52.794′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in New York Botanical Garden. It can be reached from the

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intersection of Southern Boulevard and Xavier Way, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx NY 10467, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John J. Hoffee Tulip Tree Allée (within shouting distance of this marker); Solar Canopies (within shouting distance of this marker); Mother Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Lillian Goldman Fountain of Life, 1905 (within shouting distance of this marker); LuEsther T. Mertz Library Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arthur and Janet Ross Conifer Arboretum (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Arthur and Janet Ross Conifer Arboretum

The Tulip Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2025

2. The Tulip Tree

(about 300 feet away); Flowering Cherries (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.