Name: Basswood, American Linden
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 2340-60MM-WB
Price: 469.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Tilia americana

A native linden with fragrant summer flowers and a dense canopy suited to street and park plantings.

Oval to rounded crown with upright growing branches
Ovate dark green leaves turn a pale yellow in the fall
Small nutlets with attached leafy wings (samaras) follow the flowers
Winter twigs and buds are reddish in colour
Commonly used for naturalizing, specimen
Grows best in full sun to partial shade

Size

60 mm caliper, wire basket

50 mm caliper, wire basket

45 mm caliper, wire basket

40 mm caliper, 16 gal

40 cm, 2 gal

250 cm, 15 gal

15 gal

70 mm caliper, wire basket

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Dry, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

20.0 – 25.0

Mature Spread (meters)

13.0 – 15.0

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Yellow

Foliage Colour

Yellow

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Columnar

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Fragrant

✓

Landscape Uses

Mass planting, Accent

Growing & Maintenance Tips

A good native shade tree tolerating some shade and drought, but generally intolerant to pollution.