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§1 Plant

Tilia americana L.

vernacular American basswood — species · Tiliaceae


USDA
TIAM
GBIF
3152042
Rank
species
American basswood (Tilia americana)
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§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Tiliaceae Juss.
Genus
Tilia
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,445 counties across 35 states/territories
Legend Native · 1445 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Medium
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-46 °F minimum
Frost-free days
80 min.
Precipitation
21–80 in/yr
pH range
4.5–7.5
Root depth
30 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
100 ft
Height @ 20 y
60 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
4,765
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
Low
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,445 counties across 35 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 47 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 62 N
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Florida view state ↗ 31 N
Georgia view state ↗ 43 N
Illinois view state ↗ 94 N
Indiana view state ↗ 81 N
Iowa view state ↗ 23 N
Kansas view state ↗ 30 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 90 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 40 N
Maine view state ↗ 16 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 12 N
Michigan view state ↗ 72 N
Minnesota view state ↗ 65 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 22 N
Missouri view state ↗ 108 N
Nebraska view state ↗ 24 N
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N
New York view state ↗ 42 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 46 N
North Dakota view state ↗ 12 N
Ohio view state ↗ 87 N
Oklahoma view state ↗ 5 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 67 N
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 24 N
South Dakota view state ↗ 11 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 57 N
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N
Virginia view state ↗ 71 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 49 N
Wisconsin view state ↗ 68 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/TIAM ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3152042 ↗

Record version

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