Liriodendron tulipifera—known as the tulip tree, American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, tulip poplar, whitewood, fiddletree, and yellow-poplar—is the North American representative of the two-species genus Liriodendron, and the tallest eastern hardwood. It is native to eastern North America from Southern Ontario and Illinois eastward to southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and south to central Florida and Louisiana. It can grow to more than 50 m in virgin cove forests of the Appalachian Mountains, often with no limbs until it reaches 25–30 m in height, making it a very valuable timber tree.
Yellow Poplar is a fairly ubiquitous wood and is frequently used as a utility wood. Yellow Poplar normally has a slightly greenish cast, but can vary from white to purple to green. Interestingly, Yellow Poplar does share some magical characteristics with the Populus poplars, in addition to the physical similarities. Yellow Poplar is noted for being as consistent and powerful as Poplar. Yellow Poplar is flashier and does select more "colorful" masters than Poplar. Despite this, Yellow Poplar does still select for integrity, even if its masters may not show it initially and tend to work on long-term goals.