American Linden
- Botanical Name
- Tilia americana
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 60 to 80 feet
- Width
- 40 to 50 feet
- Flowers
- June to July: yellow, fragrant, pendulous cymes
- Fruit
- Nut-like structure with single bract
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full to part sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, fertile
- Planting & Care
- Transplants readily
- Drought tolerant, but not wet tolerant
- Problems
- Verticillium wilt, leaf spots, thrips, basal suckers, Japanese beetles, aphids
- Varieties
- Redmond - strong pyramid form, very common
- American Sentry - uniform symmetrical habit, 45' tall by 30' wide
- Legend - pyramidal form, good branching
- Boulevard - narrow pyramid form, 50' tall by 25' wide
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