Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip-tree
Tulips-trees, also called yellow poplars, are a straight tall tree with alternate, simple, uniquely 4 lobed leaves (pictured above).
Tulip trees grow relatively very quickly and straight up making them have very tall, straight trunks. The wood is straight grained, fine, soft and resistant to splitting. A hollowed out single log was often used by pioneers and Native Americans to make long, lightweight canoes Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (ACSA2).
Pairs of large leafy stipules attach to twigs and enclose buds (pictured above). (Petrides, George A. 1972, Trees and Shrubs of Northeast and North Central US and Southeast and South Central Canada (Peterson Field Guide). Houghton Miflin, 203 pp.)