type :
Deciduous, Trees
sun exposure :
Full Sun
water :
Regular Water
Plant Details
Stately, attractive, densely foliaged trees that grow at a moderate rate. All have irregularly heart- shaped leaves and small, fragrant, yellowish white flowers in droop- ing clusters in late spring, early summer. Flowers develop into nutlets, each with an attached papery bract. Best in deep, rich, moist soil. In cold-winter areas, fall color varies from negligible to a good yellow. Young trees need shaping, older ones only corrective pruning. Aphids can cause honeydew, which drips disagreeably and encourages sooty mold.
american linden, basswood
tilia americana
- Zones US, MS, LS, CS; USDA 6-9.
- Native to eastern North America.
- To 4060 feet tall, 2025 feet wide.
- Straight-trunked tree with a narrow crown.
- Dull, dark green leaves to 46 inches long, nearly as wide.
- Not at its best in city conditions.
- Redmond is a pyramidal form with glossy foliage.
little-leaf linden
tilia cordata
- Zones US, MS; USDA 6-7.
- Native to Europe.
- Dense pyramid to 3050 feet tall, 1530 feet wide.
- Leaves 1123 inches long and as wide (or wider), dark green above, silvery beneath.
- Excellent lawn or street tree for the Midwest and Upper and Middle South.
- Given room to develop its crown, it can be a fine patio shade tree (but expect bees in flowering season).
- Can be sheared into hedges.
- Very tolerant of city conditions.
- Selected forms include 'Chancellor', fast-growing 'Glenleven', dense 'Greenspire', heavy-blooming 'June Bride', and 'Olympic'.
- Summer Sprite is compact, at just 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide.
crimean linden
tilia x euchlora
- Zones US, MS; USDA 6-7.
- Hybrid derived from Tilia cordata.
- To 2535 feet (perhaps eventually to 50 feet.) tall, almost as wide.
- Slightly pendulous branches.
- Rich green, glossy leaves have paler undersides, reach 24 inches long and wide.
- Casts more open shade than Tilia cordata.
silver linden
tilia tomentosa
- Zones US, MS, LS; USDA 6-8.
- From Europe, western Asia.
- To 4050 feet tall, 2030 feet wide.
- Leaves are 35 inches long and wide, light green above, silvery beneath; they turn and ripple in the slightest breeze.
- Good yellow fall color.
- Takes more heat and drought than most other species and isn't as messy.
- Sterling has silvery young leaves and an especially handsome winter silhouette.