Tilia tomentosa
Silver Linden

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Fragrant pale yellow 7-10 flowered (2-3" wide) cymes that appears in June with a distinguishing 1.5-2.5" long bract; attract bees)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, shimmering dark green on upper surface, with silvery tomentose beneath; summer); Yellow (Occasionally a nice yellow fall foliage color)
 Fruit Notes:
White (Nutlet with bract)
 Ultimate Height:
50-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-60 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, even alkaline soils
 Range:
Western Asia
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Finely serrated leaves are alternate, simple, 1.5-3" long, cordate base, sharply (rather than finely) serrate. Buds are greenish-red to brown, 0.25" long and glossy. Fruit is small egg-shaped nutlet, 5-7 nutlets per 1.5-2.5" long bract. Pubescent stems. Bark is smooth gray-brown, more ridged on older trunks.

Additional Information

Very adaptable, even alkaline soil, but it doesn't tolerate much air pollution. More heat and drought tolerant than other lindens. Japanese beetles are attracted to the foliage. Attractive light-gray, smooth bark approaches beech like in appearance.

When Tilia tomentosa has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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18 Tilia tomentosa found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_8465*ASCPA
2ORIG_8240*ASCPA
32012_01412*ASPKL
4ORIG_8253*AROGA
5ORIG_8110*AFREH
6ORIG_8225*APOUL
72012_01412*BSPKL
82012_01412*CSPKL
9ORIG_8462*AHARR
102023_00053*AMATH
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
112023_00256*AHERL
122023_00256*BHERL
132023_00273*AHLAB
142023_00311*BLILY
152023_00311*CLILY
162023_00311*DLILY
172023_00409*AADPC
182023_00409*BADPC

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