Basswood - XL
Single Tree | Size: 4-5’
American Basswood - (Tilia americana)
Native to our area. Mature Height: 60-80’. Tolerates sun, to full shade in rich, well drained loamy soils of upland woods and forested ravines. Flower is yellow in spring /summer, yielding brown, nut-like capsules on stalks. Sprouts are heavily browsed by mammals; considered the “Bee Tree” because of its value to native and honey bees.
Single Tree | Size: 4-5’
American Basswood - (Tilia americana)
Native to our area. Mature Height: 60-80’. Tolerates sun, to full shade in rich, well drained loamy soils of upland woods and forested ravines. Flower is yellow in spring /summer, yielding brown, nut-like capsules on stalks. Sprouts are heavily browsed by mammals; considered the “Bee Tree” because of its value to native and honey bees.
Single Tree | Size: 4-5’
American Basswood - (Tilia americana)
Native to our area. Mature Height: 60-80’. Tolerates sun, to full shade in rich, well drained loamy soils of upland woods and forested ravines. Flower is yellow in spring /summer, yielding brown, nut-like capsules on stalks. Sprouts are heavily browsed by mammals; considered the “Bee Tree” because of its value to native and honey bees.
Soils: rich, well drained loamy soils
Habitat: upland woods and forested ravines
Flower Color: yellow
Fruit: brown, nut-like capsules on stalks
Bloom Time: spring and summer
Deciduous Tree
Other Names: American Linden, Lime Tree
Native to our area
Range: Southern Quebec to southeastern Manitoba and North Dakota, south to the southeastern U.S. and Texas
Typical Mature Height: 60-80 feet
Light Requirement: sun, partial shade, shade
Wildlife Value: sprouts are heavily browsed by mammals; considered the “Bee Tree” because of its special value to native bees and honey bees
Uses: used as an ornamental tree; wood is soft and light and used as pulpwood, and for making furniture and other wood products; bark can be used to make rope and other cordage; Native Americans historically used trunks to carve ritual masks