When peeled or cut, onions release a chemical that reacts with tears on the surface of your eyes. The chemical reaction produces sulfuric acid which irritates your eyes. Interview friends, family and neighbors to see what methods they use to keep from crying.
Tulip Poplar - Liriodendron tulipifera. Magnolia Family (Magnoliaceae) The tulip poplar (also called tulip tree) is actually more closely related to magnolia than either a tulip or a poplar. The reference to tulips comes from the shape of the greenish yellow and orange flowers. Tulip poplar is currently the state tree of Kentucky.
Tulip Poplar in mid summer. This fast growing, pyramidal shaped tree can grow 3 ft. or more per year. Tulip Poplar has yellow, tulip-shaped flowers with orange markings late spring.It will grow to 50 ft. tall and 30 ft. wide in rich, well drained soils and also in clay soils with adequate drainage or on hillsides.his fast growing, pyramidal shaped tree can grow 3 ft. or more per year. Tulip Poplar has yellow, tulip-shaped flowers with orange markings late spring.