Trees of Xeir Yovh State 311 



TILIACEAE 



'I'ili;i lu'tcidiihylla, v;ii'. M icliiiuxii Sai'iJ". 



White Linden, White Basswood 



Habit — Generally somewhat smaller than the Amerieaii Tviiideii. A tree 

 usually 50-60 feet in heiglit witli a trunk diameter of 3-4 feet, under 

 favorable conditions occasionally 80 feet tall with a trunk 4 feet through. 

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

 and columnar. Crown at first dense and narrowly ]>yramidal, at length 

 becoming broad and rounded. 



Leaves — Alternate, orblcuhu-ov.-ite 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 

 incmbriinous, d;nk green and glabrous above, grayish-white pubescent 

 l)elow, borne on slender petioles 2-3 inches in length. 



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

 otherwise simil;ir. 



Fruit — Resembles that of Tilia Michauxii. Subgobose, rusty-tomentose, 

 about % of an inch in diameter, 1-celled and usually l-seeded. throng. i 

 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 the open or in forests in admixture Avith other species. 



Range — Central New 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 th.at of Basswood. In 

 New 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 grown for ointiment. 



