Plant Library

Linden American

Common Name: Linden

Botanical Name: Tilia americana

Variety: American

Blossom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: May-Jun

Zone: 3 to 8

Exposure: Sun

Mature Height: 75-90'

Mature Width: 40-50'

Notes: MN NATIVE. Also known as American Basswood, this fast growing tree forms a pyramidal to rounded crown. This variety boasts of the largest leaves of the lindens. They are dark green and provide dense shade. Yellow flowers appear in early summer which attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. yellow fall color and is adaptable to many soil types.