Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree): Leaves
		The leaves have a notched or blunt apex, 2 lobes near the apex and 2 or 4 lobes on the sides. The margins of lobes are entire. The 4- to 6-inch-long leaves are simple, alternate and a lustrous, dark green color, becoming yellow in the fall. The slender petioles are 2 to 4 inches long with large, prominent, leaf-like stipules in spring, which fall away when the leaves reach full size, leaving a distinctive line circling the winter twig at each leaf scar.