Skiekitty said:Probably a Little Leaf Linden. Very very common around here. Smells WONDERFUL when in bloom.. *swoon* Funny thing is that when they're little, they're sometimes called Menorah Trees because they way their branches are very left-right versus all the way around the trunk. Very uniform in shape, gets to be like 40' & like 30' around. Love these trees.
I've got two of these in my yard. The one in the backyard was planted by our renter, and he told us it was a Little Leaf Linden. It was maybe 10 or 15 feet tall 10 years ago when we moved back in, and now it's HUGE! I'm guessing it's at least 35 feet. When we had to take 2 pines out of the front yard, we decided to buy another one because of how fast the one out back has grown. It's really growing fast (we bought a larger one and paid a larger price too!), and we've always called it the Menorah Tree because of the shape when we got it! I thought it was so funny that you mentioned that they are called that when they are younger. By the time we noticed the Menorah shape, it had been in the ground for a few days, and we just hoped for the best! After 3 years, it's starting to fill out in a more rounded shape, which we're glad to see.
