The other day, my wife and I watched a couple of yellow-blooming trees in the neighborhood being worked by numerous honey bees and bumble bees but can't figure out the trees' name.

The trees are about 30-ft high and are similar to evodia (the bee bee tree) in shape and leaves except that the leaves' edges are a bit serrated.  The blooms are small, bright yellow in conical clusters.  The trees are blooming right now - 2nd half of July - in lower New York state (zone 7/8) when the nectar flow is practically over in this neck of the woods.

Would anyone know the name of this ornamental tree?  I'm thinking of planting 1 or 2.

Also, is there more than one variety of the tulip tree?

Thanks!

Waldemar
Long Island, NY

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