Tilia
Linden · also Lime, Basswood, American linden
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Tilia, commonly known as linden, lime, or basswood, are large, broad-crowned deciduous trees found throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. They produce fragrant flowers that attract bees and other pollinators, making them valuable for urban wildlife. The genus is favored for urban landscapes due to providing ample shade, and its soft, light-colored wood is used for carving.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 28,5399.4%—11 in
- 21,4441.9%—4.9 in
- 9,3161.4%—16 in
- 8,1821.9%47 yr13 in
- 7,8552.9%—11 in
- 2,0942.8%—15 in
- 2,0572.8%16 yr9.8 in
- 2,0240.89%—13 in
- 1,8311.2%32 yr17 in
- 1,8120.38%—11 in
- 1,4500.20%—10 in
- 1,3071.6%—10 in
- 8731.8%47 yr8.8 in
- 8173.4%—7.9 in
- 3820.11%24 yr9.1 in
- 3440.18%12 yr5.5 in
- 3220.18%—15 in
- 2840.18%13 yr12 in
- 1110.10%—25 in
- 590.02%42 yr5.9 in
- 60.04%—8.7 in
- 30.00%—3.0 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.02%—3.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–45 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.8 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 21 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests
- Southern Great Lakes forests
- Western Great Lakes forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
- North Atlantic moist mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Other Tilia in the catalogue
21 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
