Description | Norlin Little Leaf Linden (Tilia cordata) A hardy faster-growing Little Leaf Linden with golden yellow fall foliage. |
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Pronunciation | (TILL-i-a)(kore-DAY-ta) |
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Flowers | fragrant, borne in abundance |
Fruit | small light brown to tan nutlet on a pendulous stem produces sparse seed crops |
Leaves | shiny green, heart-shaped, golden yellow fall |
Dimensions | 30-50 feet tall, broadly pyramidal |
Propagation | Plant Patent #8,239, grafting |
Cultivar Origin | Open-pollinated seedling of a Littleleaf Linden from a Manchurian source. Developed by Dr. Wilbert Ronald of Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Selected during 1983 from a group of open-pollinated seedlings being evaluated by me at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. |
Misc Facts | Reported to be faster growing, better cold tolerance and better disease resistance than other Little Leaf Linden cultivars. |
Notes & Reference | Jefferies Nursery fact sheet (www.jeffriesnurseries.com) |