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Tilia americana |
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American Linden, Basswood |
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Canada to Virginia and Alabama, west to North Dakota,
Kansas and Texas -
United States |
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Upright, irregularly pyramidal
when young, forming a somewhat rounded crown
with maturity. |
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60-89 feet tall with a spread
of 30-60 feet |
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Flowers are
inconspicuous, pale yellow, ˝
inch long, fragrant, borne in a drooping, 6-15
flowered cyme subtended by
a large bract. |
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Mid to late June |
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Leaves are alternate, simple,
broad ovate, 4-8 inches long, with a cordate or
truncate base, coarsely serrate margin. |
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Fall color is yellow to brown,
not especially showy. |
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Buds are large, reddish-brown,
somewhat flattened, tear-drop shaped. |
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Bark is gray to brown, deeply
ridged and fissured. |
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Fruit is grayish, nutlike, ⅓-˝ inch long, tomentose. |
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- 'Fastigiata' has an upright and columnar
habit.
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T. americana (a.k.a. T. euchlora) 'Redmond'
- new twigs are crimson.
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