| Linden - American |
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| Loose pyramidal shaped shade tree, with fragrant yellow flowers in the spring. Grows to 48 ft. |
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| American Linden |
| Botanical (latin) name: | Tillia americana |
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| Zone | 2b |
| Height 70 ft (21m) | Spread 25ft (8m) |
| Summer leaf color - green | Fall leaf colour - yellow |
| Seeds small rounded woody | Bark - Grey/Brown vertically ribbed |
| Blossom colour - creamy white | Fragrance - exquisit perfume |
| Habit - Upright pyramidal | Placement - full sun, moist |
| Why would you want this tree? | Fragrant shade tree for large yards |
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Description:
The American Linden is native to southern Manitoba and in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence forest regions. It grows a straight trunk which is branch free on the lower parts. The branches are slender, ascending and arching to form a uniformly rounded crown that appears to have been pruned on a yearly basis. The root system is deep and wide spreading which makes them extremely wind firm and therefore make excellent shelter belts. The flowers appear in late June - early July and have an exquisite fragrance and develop into woody roundish fruit containing a single seed. Large heart shaped leaves provide an excellent source of shade. These trees are very neat, requiring little to no maintenance. The American linden is able to grow in a wide variety of soils, but prefers ones that are deep and fertile and can tolerate drought. Lindens are great shade trees around decks, patios and swimming pools because they are clean, pest free and require minimal maintenance. Fascinating Foliage Facts Linden tea has a pleasing taste, due to the aromatic volatile oil found in the flowers. The flowers, leaves, wood, and charcoal (obtained from the wood) are used for medicinal purposes. Active ingredients in the linden flowers include flavonoids (which act as antioxidants), volatile oils, and mucilaginous constituents (which soothe and reduce inflammation). The plant also contains tannins that can act as an astringent. Linden flowers are used in colds, cough, fever, infections, inflammation, high blood pressure, headache (particularly migraine), as a diuretic (increases urine production), antispasmodic (reduces smooth muscle spasm along the digestive tract), and sedative. The flowers were added to baths to quell hysteria, and steeped as a tea to relieve anxiety-related indigestion, irregular heartbeat, and vomiting. The leaves are used to promote sweating to reduce fevers. The wood is used for liver and gallbladder disorders and cellulitis (inflammation of the skin and surrounding soft tissue). That wood burned to charcoal is ingested to treat intestinal disorders and used topically to treat edema or infection, such as cellulitis or ulcers of the lower leg |
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| Price last updated on Jan 06, 2014 | Listing of Ornamental_Trees |
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