Tulip poplar honey
Liriodendron tulipifera
A dark amber, reddish-brown honey from the tulip tree, a towering hardwood of eastern North American forests. Known in the US as tulip poplar honey, it is especially popular in the South.
- Origin
- Eastern United States (southern New England to the Gulf States)
- Colour
- 120 mm · dark amber
- Taste
- milder than its colour suggests
- Plant
- Liriodendron tulipifera · tulip tree →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The tree flowers in late spring, with large greenish-yellow, tulip-like blooms that are rich in nectar.
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