Botanical Name: Tilia cordata
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Common Name: Little-leaf Linden  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Little-leaf Linden is a deciduous shade tree that is pyramidal, growing about 50 to 70 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide, providing dense shade or screen. Leaves are broadly heart-shaped and dark green. Late spring blooms are yellow and fragrant, and followed by little brown nutlets. There are a number of cultivars available, providing some distinction in size and form. Shade, lawn, or screening tree.