Stop 6 Foresters Trail
The sleek, tall trees with the gray bark are called yellow-poplar or tulip-poplar. Common in the Appalachian Mountains, it is the tallest hardwood tree in North America, Yellow-poplar reaches height of 140’ or more. The fruit is showy resembling a large tulip and the leaves resemble the outline of a tulip. Part of the Magnolia family, this tree is used for plywood, oriented strand board and furniture grade lumber.