Plant
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- State tree of Indiana
Twig
- Alternate leaf arrangement
Bark
- Deep, narrow, vertical ridges
- Dark gray
Leaf
- 3-8" long and broad
- Alternate, simple, 3-4 lobes
- 2-4" long petiole (leaf stalk)
- Distinct shape resembling tulip flower
Flower
- 2-3" tall and 1½-2½" wide
- 3 green, reflexed sepals surrounding 6 greenish-yellow / orange petals
- Somewhat resembles a tulip
Fruit
- 2-3" long, cylindrical cone shape
- Green, turning brown
