Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
Plant Height: | up to 35 meters |
Plant Spread: | up to 15 meters |
Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Shade Tree |
Edible Parts: | Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects: The leaves are a food source for aphids and a variety of moth caterpillars |
Resistances: | Pollution |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Parentage: | Tilia cordata x Tilia platyphyllos |