20-Year Height: 25 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Growth Habit: single stem
Drought Tolerance: low
Shade Tolerance: tolerant
Flower: yellow
Foliage: green, yellow in fallSoils: adapted to medium and coarse soils
Wildlife Value: seeds are food for birds and wildlife, provides den sites, attracts pollinators
Disease/Pests: linden borer, linden looper, spring cankerworm, gypsy moth, tent caterpillars, basswood leaf miner, Japanese beetle, adolescent sunscald
Native to MT: no
Other: Also known as American basswood, cultivars exist that have larger leaves, good for beehive honey production during spring bloom
Photo Credit: Herman, D.E. et al.; provided by ND State Soil Conservation Committee, USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Linden, American
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