We’ve been following a Tulip Tree in a nearby city park as its buds opened, leaves formed, and flowers blossomed. Today we visited the tree again and found some big green fruits where flowers used to be:
The outside of this Tulip Tree fruit shows the outlines of ripening seeds.
This tree still has some flowers left if you want to see them, but hurry because they’re fading fast. The tree is in Oak Park, on the south side of Rehm Park, where Scoville deadends into the park.
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Go here to see photos of this tree’s flowers, leaves, and buds, plus the remains of last year’s fruits, This page also includes links to more information about Tulip Trees.
