| Description | A medium to large American Linden cultivar. |
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| Pronunciation | (TIL-i-ah)(a-mer-i-KA-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | not ornamental, a good source of nectar for honey bees, honey can be purchased as "Basswood" honey |
| Fruit | nut-like fruit with temporary wings (cladodes) |
| Leaves | green above, silvery white below, simple, alternate, large heart-shaped, serrated, truncated base, yellow in the fall |
| Stems | branches off the stem in 90 degree angles. makes for strong branches |
| Dimensions | 45-60 by 25-30 feet (HS), pyramidal |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Howard Kulke at McKay Nursery in Wisconsin, USA. Trademarked in 2004. |
| Misc Facts | The Linden wood is very light and is used in making crates, boxes, musical instruments, drawer sides, used for carving etc. Rope was made from the strong fibers of the bark. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #181-Native Trees for North America (Guy Sternberg), McKay Nursery web site (www.mckaynursery.com) |
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