Veneer Tulipwood 0.56 mm

The tulip tree is widespread in the south-eastern part of the USA, but also cultivated and grown in Europe. The texture is medium fine and uniform, the structure usually straight grained. The sapwood is narrow and almost white and stands out against the light or dark yellow, greenish, or reddish brown heartwood. The annual rings are not visible to the naked eye.

Trade names and other names

German: Tulpenbaum
 English: American whitewood, Tulip poplar
 French: Tulpier
 Italian: Tulipifero
 Spanish: n.d.
 Dutch: Tulpenboomhout
 Portuguese: n.a.
 Arabic: Shang es zanbag
 Chinese: n.a.

Available veneer thicknesses

0.56 mm, other thicknesses on request

Occurrence

Widespread in the south-eastern part of the USA, cultivated and grown in other countries and in Europe.

Trunk and bark

In Europe the tulip tree usually grows from 5 to 8m high, in the USA where it comes from the tulip tree can reach a height of about 60m and a diameter of up to 2m. The trunk is very straight and well grown and branch-free up to about 30m. The bark is smooth, soft and ash-grey when young and deeply fissured when old. Tulip tree bark has a somewhat bitter but aromatic taste and is used medicinally.

Characteristics and wood colour

Annual rings are not visible to the naked eye. The structure is usually straight grained, the texture medium fine and even. The sapwood of the tulip tree is narrow and almost white, often lighter striped in colour and stands out from the heartwood. The heartwood varies between light and dark yellow, greenish or reddish brown.