Peninsula Friends of the Library

When I came to the Malaga Cove Library in Palos Verdes to volunteer this afternoon, the tulip tree was covered with blooms.

When this happens, I know spring is around the corner–or maybe already here.

Wikipedia says that Liriodendron is a genus of two species of tree in the Magnoliaceae family, known under the common name tulip tree (although it is unrelated to the tulip). Liriodendron tulipifera is native to eastern North America, whileLiriodendron chinense is native to China and Vietnam. Both species are large deciduous trees. Various extinct species have been described from the fossil record.

So, that’s the technicalities of the gorgeous tulip tree, but you’ve got to come and see it for yourself. It’s at the back entrance off Via Pinale and is worth a drive just to see. And look at the rest of this historic library while you are there.