Littleleaf Linden

(Tilia cordata)

Family: Malvaceae

Phylum: Anthophyta

CSU TREE MAP ITEM #21

 

Distribution

Native to much of Europe. It is found from Britain through central Fennoscandia, to central Russia, and south to central Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, the Caucasus, and western Asia. In the south of its range it is restricted to high elevations. It is also widely cultivated in North America as a substitute for the native Tilia americana (American linden or basswood) which has a larger leaf, coarser in texture.

By Giovanni Caudullo - ECaudullo, G., Welk, E., San-Miguel-Ayanz, J. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare. CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50903152

Leaves

By AnRo0002 - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27150898

Flowering

By AnRo0002 - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27150898

Fruit

Muséum de Toulouse [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Questions

Using the bark descriptors given in the handout, describe the type of bark this tree has.

Based on the native range of this tree, do you expect it to grow well in Northeast Ohio? Why or why not?