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Michael Dirr
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| Tilia platyphyllos |
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Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 4 to Zone 6
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 50' to 100'.
Dirr says: "grows 60 to 80' high and larger."
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Flowers:
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Season(s):
Late Spring, Early Summer
Dirr says: "Flowers earlier than T. cordata (Littleleaf Linden) and T. x euchlora (Crimean Linden), usually around early June, about the first to open."
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
Dirr says: "has the largest leaves of the European species but in no way compares in size to our American species"
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Fruit:
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Color:
Black
Season(s):
Late Spring, Early Summer
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a shade tree.
Dirr says: "Not extensively planted in the United States although the few large specimens I have seen were extremely beautiful in foliage and outline (similar to T. cordata)"
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Other:
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Is Resistant to Drought
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Tilia platyphyllos is hardy in these areas:| Allegan, MI | Allentown, PA | Almond, WI | | Alsip, IL | Athens, MI | Augusta, MI | | Bangor, MI | Battle Creek, MI | Bronxville, NY | | Canton, MI | Carol Stream, IL | Casco, MI | | Channahon, IL | Chicago Heights, IL | Chicago Ridge, IL | | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | Cleveland, OH | | Coal City, IL | Columbus, MI | Conneaut, OH | | Crete, IL | Detroit, MI | Dewitt, MI | | Dimondale, MI | Dolton, IL | Dorset, OH | | Eagle, MI | East Claridon, OH | East Greenville, PA | | East Lansing, MI | East Texas, PA | Eastchester, NY | | Easton, PA | Eaton Rapids, MI | Ecorse, MI | | Edmore, MI | Elkins Park, PA | Elmwood Park, IL | | Elyria, OH | Emmaus, PA | Evergreen Park, IL | | Ferndale, MI | Grand Rapids, MI | Grosse Pointe, MI | | Hamtramck, MI | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | | Hastings On hudson, NY | Heath, OH | Highland Park, MI | | Homewood, IL | Jeffersonville, IN | Joliet, IL | | Kalamazoo, MI | Kinsman, IL | Laconia, IN | | Lakewood, OH | Landisburg, PA | Lanesville, IN | | Lansing, IL | Lawn, PA | Leavenworth, IN | | Lebanon, PA | Lemont, IL | Lemoyne, PA | | Lewistown, PA | Lexington, IN | Lincolnshire, IL | | Little York, IN | Littleton, CO | Liverpool, PA | | Loysville, PA | Lykens, PA | Macomb, MI | | Marysville, MI | Mcalisterville, PA | Memphis, MI | | Mentor, OH | Middlefield, OH | Montville, OH | | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | Mount Vernon, OH | | Mundelein, IL | New Albany, OH | New Baltimore, MI | | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | Newark, OH | | Newbury, OH | North Chicago, IL | North Kingsville, OH | | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | Northbrook, IL | | Northfield, OH | Oak Park, MI | Oshkosh, WI | | Palatine, IL |
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