Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl #252. The two enormous Tulip Poplars towering on either side of the lawn portico of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello transfixed visitors for decades. In 2008 the southwest tree succumbed to old age and had to be removed for safety reasons, having not leafed out that year. In June of 2011 the northwest Tulip Poplar was also removed, as its enormous shaped leaned towards the house and it was feared to suffer from the same root disease that had killed the southwest tree. A cross-section of the N.... - Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl #252.
Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 15-948. For 200 years, Tulip Poplar trees planted by Thomas Jefferson stood sentinel by Monticello's west lawn portico. Then, in 2008 and 2011, the enormous trees succumbed to age and illness and were taken down. Kirk McCauley is one of sev... - Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 15-948.
Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 14-684. For 200 years, Tulip Poplar trees planted by Thomas Jefferson stood sentinel by Monticello's west lawn portico. Then, in 2008 and 2011, the enormous trees succumbed to age and illness and were taken down. Kirk McCauley is one of sev... - Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 14-684.
Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 14-686. For 200 years, Tulip Poplar trees planted by Thomas Jefferson stood sentinel by Monticello's west lawn portico. Then, in 2008 and 2011, the enormous trees succumbed to age and illness and were taken down. Kirk McCauley is one of sev... - Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 14-686.
Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl #40. For 200 years, Tulip Poplar trees planted by Thomas Jefferson stood sentinel by Monticello's west lawn portico. Then, in 2008 and 2011, the enormous trees succumbed to age and illness and were taken down. Richard Cruise is one of se... - Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl #40.
Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 16-968. For 200 years, Tulip Poplar trees planted by Thomas Jefferson stood sentinel by Monticello's west lawn portico. Then, in 2008 and 2011, the enormous trees succumbed to age and illness and were taken down. Kirk McCauley is one of sev... - Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 16-968.
Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 16-974. For 200 years, Tulip Poplars planted by Thomas Jefferson stood sentinel by Monticello's west lawn portico. Then, in 2008 and 2011, the enormous trees succumbed to age and illness and were taken down. Kirk McCauley is one of several ... - Monticello Tulip Poplar Bowl 16-974.