Editing Liriodendron (section)

==Cultivation and use==
[[File:Liriodendron tulipifera at Vancouver BC 10th Ave at Dunbar in spring.jpg|thumb|Tulip trees serving an ornamental role in [[Vancouver]].]]

''Liriodendron'' trees prefer a [[temperate]] climate, sun or part shade, and deep, [[fertility (soil)|fertile]], well-drained and slightly [[acidic]] [[soil]]. Propagation is by seed or [[grafting]]. Plants grown from seed may take more than eight years to flower. Grafted plants flower depending on the age of the [[grafting|scion]] plant.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

The wood of the North American species (called poplar or [[tulipwood]]) is fine grained and stable. It is easy to work and commonly used for cabinet and furniture framing, i.e. internal structural members and subsurfaces for [[Wood veneer|veneering]]. Additionally, much inexpensive furniture, described for sales purposes simply as "hardwood", is in fact primarily stained poplar. In the literature of American furniture manufacturers from the first half of the 20th century, it is often referred to as "gum wood". The wood is only moderately rot-resistant and is not commonly used in shipbuilding, but has found some recent use in light-craft construction. The wood is readily available, and when air dried, has a density around {{convert|24|lb/cuft|g/cm3|abbr=on}}.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

The name canoewood probably refers to the tree's use for construction of [[dugout canoe]]s by eastern Native Americans, for which its fine grain and large trunk size is eminently suited.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

Tulip tree leaves are eaten by the [[caterpillar]]s of some [[Lepidoptera]], for example the [[eastern tiger swallowtail]] (''Papilio glaucus'').{{cn|date=June 2024}}