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-Liriodendron tulipiferaMagnolia 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.lthough the common name suggests it, tulip poplar is not a poplar but in the genus Liriodendron. Leirion is Greek for a lily and dendron is a tree. The specific epithet, tulipifera, refers to the shape of the flowers. Tulip poplar has also been called canoe tree because Native Americans used it to make dugouts.