Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' [sold as Greenspire®]
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata [sold as Greenspire®] - Overall Habit

Family:

Malvaceae (Mallow Family) 16

Genus:

Tilia (Linden Basswood Lime) 11

Plant Type:

Tree 583

Growth Forms:

Upright 578

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 3 236

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 849

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:

40-50 feet

Ultimate Spread:

30 feet

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Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

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

Range:

Cultivated origin

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.

Purdue Plant Doctor

Parts and Problems of Linden, Basswood

Special Characteristics:

Fragrant Flowers 192

Pollution Tolerant 217

Shade Tree 181

Street Tree 140

Additional Information

Pollution tolerant and adaptable to city conditions. A great choice as a street or shade tree with its dense form and strong central leader. Can have issues with Japanese beetles in mid-summer.

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Overall Habit

Bark

Leaf

Fruit

Bracts

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Fall Color

Winter Habit

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22 Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' [sold as Greenspire®] found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	ORIG_3398*A	KFPC
2	ORIG_0377*A	MRDH
3	ORIG_3393*A	KFPC
4	ORIG_2076*A	PGNW
5	ORIG_0231*A	HNLY
6	ORIG_1303*A	PSYC
7	ORIG_2077*A	PGNW
8	ORIG_4575*A	HARR
9	ORIG_4439*A	MCUT
10	ORIG_3347*A	KFPC
11	ORIG_2083*A	PGNW
12	ORIG_2080*A	PGNW
13	ORIG_2079*A	PGNW
14	ORIG_3396*A	KFPC
15	ORIG_2081*A	PGNW
16	ORIG_0890*A	AGAD	Heritage Plant Dedicated/Memorial Plant
17	ORIG_4454*A	MCUT
18	ORIG_0230*A	HNLY
19	ORIG_2078*A	PGNW
20	2023_00696*A	SCPA
21	2023_00696*B	SCPA
22	2023_00696*C	SCPA