Tilia cordata
Littleleaf Linden

Family:

Malvaceae (Mallow Family) 16

Genus:

Tilia (Linden Basswood Lime) 11

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Upright 573

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 3 233

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

Yellow (Flowers are fragrant, but inconspicuous; appear on cymes in summer; flower bract is of visual interest; attract bees)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Handsome deep green summer foliage); Brown (Poor brown fall foliage, sometimes can achieve an attractive soft yellow)

Fruit Notes:

Gray (Nutlet with bract)

Ultimate Height:

60-90 feet

Ultimate Spread:

30-50 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers moist, well-drained, fertile, and alkaline soils, but is widely adaptable

Range:

Europe

Diagnostic Characteristics:

The heart-shaped leaves are alternate, simple, 1.5-3" long, finely serrated, and cordate at base. The 1.5-3.5" long, pale greenish-yellow bracts have 5 to 6 nutlets each.

Special Characteristics:

Fragrant Flowers 189

Pollution Tolerant 217

Shade Tree 181

Street Tree 140

Additional Information

Never colorful, but a good shade tree that is well-adapted to most city conditions and relatively troublefree. Functions as a small tree for many years. Japanese beetles can feed heavily on foliage beginning in mid-summer.

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Overall Habit

Bark

Bracts and Leaf

Fall Color

Leaf

Fruit

Buds

Flowers

Flowering Habit

63 Tilia cordata found

Building Map...

= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	ORIG_6441*A	LSA
2	ORIG_4108*A	CARY
3	ORIG_4326*A	TARK
4	ORIG_2876*A	LAMB
5	ORIG_4120*A	CARY
6	ORIG_4324*A	TARK
7	ORIG_5584*A	PVA
8	2013_00326*A	HORTPARK
9	2013_00324*A	HORTPARK
10	2013_00681*A	HORTPARK
11	ORIG_6442*A	LSA
12	ORIG_4089*A	CARY	Heritage Plant
13	ORIG_4090*A	CARY	Heritage Plant
14	ORIG_0060*A	MRPK
15	2009_13479*A	HORTPARK
16	ORIG_3730*A	HLTP
17	ORIG_4077*A	CARY	Heritage Plant
18	ORIG_4078*A	CARY	Heritage Plant
19	ORIG_4230*A	OWEN
20	ORIG_6176*A	PVA
21	ORIG_2877*A	LAMB
22	2013_00325*A	HORTPARK
23	ORIG_4414*A	WILY
24	ORIG_4107*A	CARY
25	ORIG_7154*A	YONG
26	ORIG_1842*A	HAMP
27	ORIG_5083*A	SCPA	Heritage Plant
28	ORIG_5081*A	SCPA	Heritage Plant
29	ORIG_9648*A	SPKL
30	2013_00327*A	HORTPARK
31	ORIG_2879*A	LAMB
32	ORIG_4105*A	CARY
33	ORIG_4091*A	CARY	Heritage Plant
34	ORIG_8178*A	ENAD
35	ORIG_4121*A	CARY
36	ORIG_3727*A	HLTP
37	ORIG_0083*A	MRPK
38	ORIG_5098*A	SCPA
39	ORIG_6159*A	PVA
40	ORIG_7715*A	RSC
41	ORIG_4123*A	CARY	Heritage Plant
42	ORIG_4182*A	OWEN
43	ORIG_1857*A	RHPH
44	ORIG_6175*A	PVA
45	2023_00126*A	ELLT
46	PUI_ORIG_00040*A
47	PUI_ORIG_00049*A
48	PUI_ORIG_00064*A
49	PUI_ORIG_00084*A
50	PUI_ORIG_00140*A
51	PUI_ORIG_00142*A
52	PUI_ORIG_00158*A
53	PUI_ORIG_00173*A
54	PUI_ORIG_00217*A
55	PUI_ORIG_00248*A
56	PUI_ORIG_00249*A
57	PUI_ORIG_00337*A
58	PUI_ORIG_00371*A
59	PUI_ORIG_00406*A
60	PUI_ORIG_00407*A
61	PUI_ORIG_00411*A
62	PUI_ORIG_00434*A
63	2025_00051*A	TARK