Silver Linden
Tilia tomentosa

Height: 70-100'
Habit: pyramidal to upright oval

Landscape Value:

A good tree for street use or for residential sites, the silver linden's erect branches develop a unique formal outline that appears clipped. Drought-tolerant and pH-adaptable, this species makes an excellent specimen plant on a variety of sites. Although the tree is pollution tolerant, the pubescent underside of the leaves are known to collect solid air pollutants that can turn them brown by midsummer. It is especially susceptible to Japanese beetle damage.

Seasonal Characteristics:

• Summer: Its yellowish-white flowers are small, and have a pleasant fragrance. This is usually the latest flowering linden. It has dark green leaves with silvery-white pubescent undersides. ·
  
  
• Fall: Nice yellow fall color is possible but not reliable.
  
  
• Winter: Light gray, smooth bark, becomes gray-brown and ridged and furrowed with time. The tree's interesting formal upright habit provides a noticeable architectural feature to the landscape.

Points of Interest:

Bees are very attracted to linden flowers, resulting in the production of high-quality honey. Although the fact has not been proven, some authors indicate that the nectar of the silver linden is a "narcotic" for bees.

Native Range:

Southeastern Europe, adjacent western Asia.

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