Botanical Name: Tilia americana
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Common Name: American Linden  
Plant photo of: Tilia americana
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

Yellow, White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Steve Mullany
  • Description

  • Notes

American Linden is native to eastern North America. It is a large, deciduous tree with an oval to spreading pyramidal form that is very distinctive in the winter. Grows about 50 to 70 feet tall and nearly as wide, though size varies greatly between cultivars. Leaves are broadly heart-shaped and dark green avove and pale green to silvery underneath. Autumn foliage is yellow. Flowers are small and nearly hidden by the foliage, but you'll know they are there by the honey-clove scent in late June to early July. Followed by very small, round, fuzzy nutlets. Bark is grey-brown with distinctive, flat-topped ridges. Great shade or lawn tree.