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Posts Tagged "Liriodendron tulipifera"

Tulip Tree Beauty

Posted on Jun 11, 2015

Tulip Tree Beauty

Here we have the Tulip Tree Beauty (Epimecis hortaria) moth, with the host plant not far away. These are large moths which seems to fit because the Tulip Tree itself can be an enormous life form.

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Tulip Tree

Posted on May 15, 2015

Tulip Tree

Can you feel the coarse and massive folds of bark on this Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)? The leaves are exploding in a green fire across our landscape…finally! Go outside and soak in some nature this weekend.

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Sunlight on an autumn Tulip Tree

Posted on Oct 28, 2014

Sunlight on an autumn Tulip Tree

This Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) certainly looks beautifully imposing surrounded by yellow and orange shades while bathed in golden autumn sunlight. The towering tree is magnificent against the slowly sinking sun as our days get shorter…winter will be knocking on the door soon in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region.

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