Scientific Name:
Tilia cordata
Pronunciation:
TILL-ee-uh kore-DAY-tuh
Common Name:
little leaf linden, small-leaved linden
Family Name:
Malvaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves broadly ovate, most blades 3-10cm long x 3-9cm wide (juvenile foliage larger), tip acuminate to caudate, base cordate, uneven, margins serrate, upper surface glabrous, dark green/blue-green underneath, some pubescence along veins, petioles 3-4cm long; flowers pale yellow, up to 1.5cm wide, June; nutlets oval, about 6mm wide, bract about 8cm long x 1.5cm wide. Winter ID: mature bark ridged; twigs zig-zagged, buds ovoid, most 4-6mm long, plump, reddish-light brown, off-centred; fallen yellow leaves or nutlets.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
22 - 30m
Mature Spread:
10 - 15m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Medicinal plant, Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree), Wind break
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus on campus may include: T. 'Greenspire' (has smaller mature size (15 x 7m) and red-brown winter buds).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Caudate
Bases:
Cordate, Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
brown trichomes in leaf axils
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
5-15 florets with elongated pale-green leafy bract on peduncle; 5 petals, 5 stamens, up to 30 stamens
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, nut-like drupes in clusters of 5 to 7
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Smooth, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Grafting
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Caterpillar or cutworm, Galls, Mites, Mold
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- AARB 1012
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend
- (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Greenspire?
- (TKC) TamaracK Courtyard : cv. Greenspire?