General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 50-70 feet depending on conditions
Plant Spread: 30-45 feet depending on conditions
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: persistent; does not attract wildlife; not a litter problem
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Other: grafting
Pollinators: Bees

Image
Common names
  • American Basswood
  • American Linden
  • Whitewood
  • Beetree Linden

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Location: At the Southwest Medical Center Hospital in Oklahoma City
Date: 11-27-2019
American Basswood (Tilia americana 'Fastigiata') 001

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