NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s time to find the biggest and the oldest trees in Nashville. A Music City tradition, the “Big Old Tree” contest, is back. The competition started in 1987 and it’s taken ...

The tulip poplar tree is named for its large tulip-like flowers, seen Tuesday morning, June 6, near the Octagon House in Farmington. The tree is thought to be more than 100 years old.

This tulip poplar tree, seen Wednesday afternoon, June 14, in Wilton was planted 20 years ago. Then 12-year old Jacob Hastings, now of Farmington purchased the tree from vendors at an event at the ...

A tulip poplar tree near the Octagon House in Farmington is more than 100 years old, was probably imported and planted there by the Mallett family. Posted June 8, 2023. Updated June 9, 2023.

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In recent columns, we’ve looked at Kentucky state symbols for the bird, which is the ...

The yellow poplar tree is also called tulip tree, tulip poplar, white poplar, and whitewood. It is fast-growing and typically reaches heights between 80-100 feet.

He says many homeowners have Tulip poplar trees because they’re fast-growing and provide a lot of shade. He says there are three different ways to get rid of the Tuliptree Scale.

Gardening author and podcast host Kathy Jentz praises the beauty of the blooms. "The flowers are borne on long branches in ...

All the other trees we visited that morning were on protected park land, including a massive tulip poplar in Montrose Park, whose two main branches looked like the giant arms of a mythical creature.

A tulip poplar tree stands undamaged in Hessie T. Morrah Park in Greenville Monday October 7, 2024. "Even forests have to be managed, we're seeing how critical that is out West," he said.