American Basswood - Townsend River Walk and Arboretum

Details: Written by: Mark Seder; Published: 08 March 2018

Scientific Name: Tilia americana

Trail Location: 11

American Basswood - Townsend River Walk & Arboretum - Spring 2019

General Info
Flowers
Leaves
Fruit
Wildlife Value
Addtional Info

Plant Type: Deciduous

Family: Tiliaceae (Linden)

USDA Hardiness Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

USDA Plant Id: tiam

Height: 60 - 130

Spread: 30 - 60

Flower:: Showy

Leaf Image:

Fall Leaf Color:: Pale colors. Not showy.

Missouri Botanical: Missouri Botanical

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

american basswood leaves
american basswood 1200
Courtesy of the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 512.
american basswood

Courtesy of the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 512.

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