Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Very Low, Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Fragrance, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

n/a

 

Location Uses

Background, Lawn, Patio, Park, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, Roadside, Street Tree

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Wind Break, Shade Tree

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

A large deciduous tree that can reach 30-50', Littleleaf Linden creates a dense pyramid that can be used as a screen. It blooms with white fragrant flowers. It does well in urban settings. Its cultivars are budded onto the understocks of the seedlings. Should the native soil be of a clay-like nature, then plant the tree high so as to allow for drainage. They combine well with bulbs, azaleas, Japanese holly, and Burkwood viburnum.

The Linden is one of the best street trees. And while it is an excellent lawn or street shade tree, it can be pruned into a hedge. The species prefers deep, fertile soils, and they will transplant easily.