{"id":163,"date":"2020-03-13T18:45:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/?p=163"},"modified":"2020-03-13T18:45:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:45:44","slug":"do-we-have-an-indiana-state-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/do-we-have-an-indiana-state-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Do We Have an Indiana State Tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You may be surprised to learn that the Indiana state tree is in fact, a Tulip Tree. That\u2019s right; the Tulip Tree, commonly referred to as a Yellow Poplar, became the Indiana state tree in the year 1931. It blooms Peonies, which is the official state flower. Continue reading to learn some fun facts about the Indiana Tulip Tree and its magnificent physiognomies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The scientific name for a Yellow Poplar is Liriodendron Tulipifera<\/em>. Its leaves are shaped like tulips, which is why it is also referred to as a Tulip Tree; even though it doesn\u2019t actually blossom the flower known as Tulips. Instead, a Yellow Poplar blooms small April flowers and Peonies. Between the months of April and June, the Tulip Tree blooms a beautiful yellow-greenish bell-shaped flower with yellow-green petals and an orange or pink-like corolla. From June through August, the Tulip Tree begins to bloom its Peonies, scientifically known as a Paeonie<\/em>. These are breathtaking blossoms that come in shades of red, pink, and sometimes white. Their petals come in a variety of single and double forms, creating a layered and depth-like appearance. Peonies are popular grave site flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bark of a Yellow Poplar is popular because it retains high commercial value. The wood of this tree is exceedingly versatile, as well as, easy to work with and manipulate. It\u2019s frequently used as a substitute for softwoods in furniture and framing construction. It is a lightweight wood that was used in earlier centuries by Native Americans to build canoes.\u00a0\u00a0 The bark color can range from a light-yellow green to a soft white or light gray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Poplars grow to great heights, and offer copious amounts of shade in the summer.\u00a0 It provides endless resources and benefits to people, nature, and the environment alike. This is why they have long been acknowledged in Indiana history. To avoid confusion, learn all the popular names of the Indiana state tree; such as Tuliptree<\/em>, Tulip Poplar<\/em>, Tulip Magnolia<\/em>, Tulip Tree<\/em>, White Poplar<\/em>, Whitewood<\/em>, and additional, similar hyphenated variations of these names. No matter what they are called, Hoosiers everywhere should be proud of this magnificent state tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You may be surprised to learn that the Indiana state tree is in fact, a Tulip Tree. That\u2019s right; the Tulip Tree, commonly referred to as a Yellow Poplar, became the Indiana state tree in the year 1931. It blooms … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3],"tags":[134,133,137,135,136,15,132],"class_list":["post-163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tree-care","category-tree-service","tag-indiana-state-tree","tag-indiana-trees","tag-spring-tree-care","tag-state-trees","tag-tree-care-near-me","tag-tree-facts","tag-yellow-poplar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions\/165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberlandtreecareindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}