Peter H. Granzeau wrote: See: >> >> http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/magnolia_soulangiana.htm >> >> for a look at some blossoms. > > You might look at the taxonomic name. Your tree is a species of > Magnolia, not of the Tulip tree. Uh, yeah. My type of tulip tree is in fact, a magnolia. This is true. --Mark Allums