Tilia americanaIndiana Native
American Linden

Tilia americana - Overall Shrub
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Fragrant, pale yellow 6-15 flowered (2-3" wide) cyme that appears in June with a distinguishing 3-4" long bract; attract bees)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Leaves dark green above and pale green beneath in summer); Brown (Poor brown fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
Smooth gray-brown and light green when young. Zig-zag form.
 Fruit Notes:
Gray (Nutlet with bract; persistent)
 Ultimate Height:
60-80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-65 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils
 Range:
Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Finely serrated, heart-shaped leaves are alternate, simple, 4-8" long, cordate to truncate at base. Blades are larger on one side than other. Buds are large, reddish-brown, somewhat flattened, glossy. Fruit is small grayish nutlet, 3-4 nutlets per 3-4" long bract. Bark is deeply ridged and furrowed.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Indiana Native 162
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Shade Tree 176
  • Specimen 612

    • Additional Information

    Very adaptable, even in alkaline soil, but does not tolerate much air pollution. Too big for most urban landscapes. Japanese beetles like feeding on it.

    13 Tilia americana found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_4957*ASCPA
    Heritage Plant
    22013_00335*AHORTPARK
    3ORIG_2583*APOTR
    4ORIG_2581*APOTR
    52013_00337*AHORTPARK
    62013_00494*AHORTPARK
    7ORIG_3943*AHLTP
    8ORIG_5230*AROGA
    Heritage Plant
    92013_00336*AHORTPARK
    10ORIG_3679*AHLTP
    Heritage Plant
    11ORIG_2582*APOTR
    12ORIG_3665*AHLTP
    Heritage Plant
    132015_02477*A2550

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