Magnificent Magnolias

Poplar, or, Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

"This tree, which surpasses most others of North America in height and in the beauty of its foliage and of its flowers, is also one of the most interesting from the numerous and useful applications of its wood. […] It is to be desired, on account of the excellent qualities and diversified uses of its wood, that it should be multiplied also in our forests."

This illustration and the description are from volume two of "The North American sylva ; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia ... to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees," by François André Michaux, 1770-1855 (Published by D. Rice and A. N. Hart, 1859-1865)