Tulip trees have a structure that is somewhere between hardwood and softwood – called "midwood" – which could increase their ...

The unique cell wall of Tulip tree wood Trees generally have hardwood (such as in eucalypts, oak, birch, ash, and other flowering trees ) or softwood (found in conifers and pines).

Researchers undertaking an evolutionary survey of the microscopic structure of wood from some of the world's most iconic trees and shrubs have discovered an entirely new type of wood.

A new study suggests that there is a third type of wood—known as “midwood”—that could explain the nanoscale architecture of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).