TILIACEAE

Tilia americana - American Linden (Basswood)

Leaves - Alternate, simple, broad-ovate, 4-8” long, abruptly acuminate, cordate to
             truncate at base, coarsely serrate with long pointed teeth, light green beneath
             with tufts or hair in the axils of the lateral veins, petiole 1-2” long.

Buds - Terminal-absent, laterals - 1/8-2/5” long, somewhat flattened, often lopsided,
          divergent, dark red or sometimes green, smooth or slightly downy at apex.
          Bud shaped like a teardrop.

Stems - Slender, smooth, shining, bright red or greenish or covered with a bloom,
            generally zig-zag.

Bark - Dark gray, becoming fissured into long, rather flat-topped ridges.

Fruit - Nut like structure subtended by a leafy bract.

                HABIT                                                                  FALL COLOR

                LEAF                                                                                           FLOWER                                                                                                  TWIG AND BUD