basswood

Tilia americana

Summary 2

Tilia americana is a species of tree in the Malvaceae family, native to eastern North America, from southeast Manitoba east to New Brunswick, southwest to northeast Oklahoma, and southeast to South Carolina, and west along the Niobrara River to Cherry County, Nebraska. Common names include American basswood and American linden. The tree was introduced to the UK in 1752, but has never prospered there, being prone to dieback.

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  1. (c) Salomé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/79667341@N00/4542334907
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia_americana

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iNat Map

Form tree
Fruit type Nutlet
Fruit color Gray
Fruit color Brown
Fruit season Fall
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Simple/compound Simple
Evergreen or deciduous Deciduous
Leaf shape Cordate, Ovate
Leaf margin Serrated
Venation Pinnate
Leaf texture Paler below
Bark color Brown, Gray, Green
Bark texture Fibrous, Furrowed, Ridged
Flower color yellow