Scientific Name
Tilia cordata

Common Name
Littleleaf linden

Hardiness Zones: 3-7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Site Requirements: Sun; moist, well drained soil but tolerates a range of soil conditions
Texture: Medium
Form: Pyramidal in youth; more rounded with age; densely branched
Height: 30 to 50'
Width: 25 to 40'
Leaf: 1.5 to 3" alternate, simple leaves; yellow-green fall color
Flower/Fruit: Lacy cluster of fragrant cream flowers; nut like structure attached to a papery bract
Comments: Excellent street tree; tolerates poor soil, drought, and air pollution; more ideally suited for a northern climate than for the south; easy to transplant; good honey plant
Cultivars: Greenspire
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