Botanical Name Liriodendron tulipifera Other Names American tulipwood, Poplar, Tulip poplar Origin Eastern USA Sapwood Colour Whitish or creamy Heartwood Colour Pale-olive to brown, or clear yellow to greenish brown, sometimes blue coloured streakes or shades of purple, dark green, blue and black Grain Straight Texture Fine and even Common Uses Furniture, mouldings, interior joinery, kitchen cabinets, doors, panelling, turning, carving Density kg/m3 465 Specific gravity - 0.38 Hardness N 205 Bending Strength N/mm2 65 Stiffness N/mm2 11000 Radial shrinkage % 3 Tangential shrinkage % 7 Working Properties Stability xxx Bending xx Machining xxx Screwing xx Gluing xxxx Painting xxx Sanding x Staining xxx xxxx = excellent xxx = good xx = fair x = not good