Tilia tomentosa: Silver Linden: ENH-799/ST642, 2/2014

Abstract

Rapidly growing 50 to 70 feet in height with a spread of 40 to 60 feet, Silver Linden could be quite popular for use as a shade, specimen, or street tree. A deciduous tree, Silver Linden has a pyramidal form when young but develops into an upright silhouette with an oval canopy and often has multiple trunks. Casting dense shade below the tree, the four to five-inch-long dark green leaves are bright silver and fuzzy below, causing the trees to almost appear as if they are shimmering with each little breeze. Original publication date November 1993.