Family: Tiliaceae
Scientific Name: Tilia tomentosa Sterling
Common Name: Sterling Linden
| Description | A large pyramidal Linden. |
| Pronunciation | (TIL-i-a)(toe-men-TOE-sa) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pale yellow, not of ornamental value |
| Fruit | forms a nut-like fruit with temporary wings |
| Leaves | simple, alternate, large broad ovate, serrated, truncated base, green above tomentose beneath |
| Stems | grayish bark |
| Dimensions | 45 feet tall, spreads 24 feet, broad pyramidal form |
| Native Site | Specis native to Southeast Europe to Asia Minor. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Willet N. Wandell of Urbana, Illinois USA. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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