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The Tulip Tree or Tulip Poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera is another tree I can recognize. Every twig holds goblet-shaped clusters of seeds up to the sky. Now these seeds are of a beautiful shade of yellow-brown and elegantly contrast with the tree’s dark trunk and branches. Tulip Trees are everywhere so I have plenty of opportunity to test myself. Catalpas are not nearly so common.
Oaks I can identify from their stalwartness. Everything about a mature oak proclaims sturdy strength. Two of the three common oaks of the Virginia Piedmont are Red Oak, Quercus rubra, and Black Oak, Q. velutina (Velutina means velvety and describes the down- covered buds and undersides of each leaf.) Quercus is the ancient Greek name for Oak. These two oaks have dark bark and are so similar they are difficult to tell apart.
The third common oak is the White Oak, Q. alba. This one declares its identify by a beautifully textured gray bark. That is a sure sign for me and I have tested myself enough to be accurate in naming it: White Oak. On occasion I have said this aloud. Lee Trott knows what is going on and ignores the break in our sometimes companionable silence while traveling.
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