American Linden (Basswood) Tilia americana
Mature Native Range
General Attributes Plant Community Type Deciduous Tree Sun Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade Height 70 - 80 Feet Orientation North, East Spread 40 - 75 Feet Soil Texture Sandy Loam to Clay Loam Form Rounded Topography Upland Utility Lines Incompatible Plant Community Forest Growth Rate Medium Succession Intermediate, Climax Life Expectancy Medium Origin MSA Zone 1, MSA Zone 2, USDA Zone 3 - 8 MSA Zone 3, MSA Zone 4, MSA Zone 5, MSA Zone 6, Root Pattern Deep Lateral Minnesota, North America
Flowers/Foliage/Fruits Soils Flower Color Yellow Salt Spray Tolerance Sensitive Flower Season Summer Soil Salt Tolerance Sensitive Fruit Nut Compaction Tolerance Intolerant Fruit Color Tan Water Table 24 Inches Fruit Season Fall Drainage Moderate Flood Tolerance Summer Texture Coarse Drought Tolerance Sensitive Winter Texture Medium Moisture Regime Moist, Wet Spring Foliage Green pH 5.5 through 7.5 Summer Foliage Green Windbreak Group Fall Foliage Yellow Winter Foliage Not Applicable
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Planting Ease Maintenance Spring Bareroot Formal Low Fall Bareroot Informal Low Spring Container Easy 2,4-D Tolerance Sensitive Fall Container Easy Dicamba Tolerance Sensitive Picloram Tolerance Sensitive Spring Seed Clopyralid Tolerance Sensitive Fall Seed Artificial Light Sulfur Dioxide Tolerant Ozone Tolerance Moderate Hydrogen Flouride Tolerant Nitrogen Oxide Moderate
Pests/Problems Miscellaneous Allergens males 7, females 7 Wildlife Rating Moderate Invasiveness Non-Invasive Insect Concerns Minor Toxicity Disease Concern Minor Cold Injury Moderately Susceptible Wildlife Concerns Storm Damage Not Susceptible Biological Control Mechanical Control Chemical Control
Comments Tree takes up lots of space and should only be planted on large tracts of land. Often seen in deciduous woods and with divided or multiple trunks at the ground. Provides thick shade. Fragrant flowers. Protect young bark from sunscald.
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