﻿Trees of Xeiv York State 311 



TILIACEAE 



Tilia heterophvlla, var. Mieliauxii Sarg. 



White Linden, White Basswood 



Habit — Generally somewhat smaller than the American Linden. A tree 

 usually 50—60 feet in height with a trunk diameter of ;5-4 feet, under 

 favorable conditions occasionally 80 feet tall with a trunk -k feet through. 

 Bole straight, continuous into the crown, under forest conditions long 

 and columnar. Crowni at first dense and narrowly pyramidal, at length 

 becoming broad and rounded. 



Leaves — Alternate, orbicular-ovate or oblong-ovate, 6-7 inches long, abruptly 

 acuminate at the apex, truncate or cordate and. very oblique at the base, 

 sharply serrate with short, slightly incurved, glandular teeth, at maturity 

 membranous, dark green and glabrous above, grayish-white pubescent 

 below, borne on slender petioles 2-3 inches in length. 



Flowers — Appearing in July. Larger than those of the American Linden, 

 otherwise similar. 



Fruit — Eesembles that of Tilia Michaujcii. Subgobose, rusty-tomentose, 

 about Vs of an inch in diameter, 1-celled and usually 1-seeded through 

 abortion. 



Winter characters — Twigs generally more slender than those of the Bass- 

 wood, otherwise similar. Buds usually smaller than those of Basswood. 

 Bark not distinguishable from that of other basswood species. 



Habitat — On limestone outcrops and in rich soils on moist slopes, growing 

 in tlie open or in forests in admixture with other species. 



Range — Central Xew York southward along the Appalachians to northern 

 Alabama, westward to southern Indiana. Illinois and central Tennessee. 

 Zones A, B, and C. 



Uses — The wood is not distinguished in the trade from that of Basswood. In 

 Xew York State this species does not attain the size of Basswood and 

 hence is less valuable. In West Virginia it is an important timber species. 

 Occasionally growTi for ornament. 



