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| Plant Type: Trees |
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| Zone: 2 |
Foliage: Green |
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| Height: 60' + |
Fall Foliage: Yellow |
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| Width / Spread: 30-40' |
Flower: Cream |
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| Habit: Upright |
Flower Season: Early Summer |
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| Sun Requirements: Full |
Fruit: Nutlet |
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Uses: Creates Shade
Attracts Wildlife
Naturalizing
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Tolerance: Native
Drought Tolerant
Attracts Wildlife
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Description:
Fast-growing, tree found throughout eastern North America. Large, heart-shaped, asymmetrical leaves cast dense shade. Early summer flowers are slightly showy, but powerfully fragrant. Nectar is sought after by bees, making superior honey; trees buzz with activity during bloom. Many butterflies rely on Tilia to host their caterpillars. Clusters of bb-sized nutlets dangle from a large accessory bract which when released from the tree, slowly spirals downward in helicopter-like form, often traveling far from the mother plant. One of the most interesting seed-dispersal techniques of our native trees. NATIVE
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