The Tulip Tree

 Not a magnolia trying to look like tulips in a tree. It is a real Tulip Tree. Everett is known for them and the oldest living tree happens to be in the very front of our boundry line from our neighbor and the street. The city has it protected (not that they do an awesome job taking care of it). We love it for the most part. After it blooms though you end up with brown petel/leaves everywhere and then the leaves actually start to fall which means a lot of raking in the steep part of the front yard. We do love it though! I haven't ever seen one bloom before and it was really pretty. the petels are a lot like leaves and start green but have an orange stripe near the bottom. They are just really cool looking.