PlantFiles: Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata

This is a beautiful tree because it reflects all of the seasons with their various changes. However, it is a demanding tree if you have it on or near your property. It releases sap during the summer months and leaves a sticky veil upon anything underneath. During the early spring, there are droppings from the tree which I call, for lack of a better word, grape nuts. These will cling to your shoes and deposit in your entry way. During the fall, there are little droppings, as well. The fragrance of the blossoms in the spring is lovely and sublime, but this tree is high maintenance if there is one near you. Our city has planted many of them at the curbside and one is on our property. So we must take the good along with the bad.

A fairly dense tree with small leaves that turn yellow in fall. The indiscreet pale yellow/white flowers in early summer have an intoxicating fragrance for about a week. A magnet for bees of all types.
The branching structure near the trunk can look impressive with heavy buttressing.
A sturdy tree that needs little care, an occasional thinning of branches to prevent rubbing is all it needs.
Can grow quite tall. A nice lawn tree that allows the grass to grow well beneath when lower branches are trimmed to 6 or more feet above the ground. Some minor shallow root exposure is rarely a problem.
Andy P