Tilia americana




Botanical Name: Tilia americana
Common Name: basswood
Family Name: Tiliaceae
Distribution/Origin: Eastern North America

Leaf: Green, (fall)Yellow-green, Simple, Ovate/Cordate/Acuminate/Coarsely serrate/Asymmetrical *Unequal at the base(the side nearest the branch largest), Long, Broad
Bud: Alternate
Flower: Yellowish-white, Small. Fragrant, Cyme

Fruit/Seed: Cream-colour, Small, Globose, Downy, Nutlet
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Well defined fissures, Twigs-Smooth, Reddish-green, To light grey, To dark-brown, dark wart-like excrescences

Size: Height: 18 - 37m/Spread: 1.0 - 3.0m
Habit: Upright, Spreading
Form: Oval-vertical, Pendulous

Soil conditions: Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade

Landscape use: Shade tree, Specimen plant, Screening

Notes: Perennial

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