BASSWOOD OR AMERICAN

LINDENTilia Americana L.

Presented by Torie Ramlose

Classification Kingdom Subkingdom Superdivision Division Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species

Plantae (plants)Tracheobionta (vascular plants)Spermatophvta (seed plants)Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)DilleniidaeMalvalesTiliaceae (Linden family)Tilia L. (basswood)Tilia americana L. (American

basswood)

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Shape, Form, Type

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•The basswood can grow to be 27 meters tall.•It can grow to have a diameter of 75cm.•Branches arch downward but curl up at the ends.•The top of the tree is rounded.

Bark• The bark of the basswood is soft and light colored.• It has narrow, flat ridges often with horizontal cracks.• The bark can grow up to 2.54cm thick at the base of the trunk.• Young trees have smooth, slender bark. Figure #2

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Twig

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Twigs are:• stout• purplish, greenish, or yellowish brown• random in shape (curved, zigzagged)

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Leaf

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The leaves are:•Deciduous•Alternating•12-15cm long•Hairy underneath•Roughly toothed•tapered

Buds•Buds have a reddish tint and are nearly round.•Their outer shell is composed of three overlapping scales.

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Flower• The basswood flower is sweet-smelling and has a yellow/white color. • Flowering occurs in June for most basswoods.• A large variety of bug pollinate the flowers.

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Fruit

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• Normally, the fruit have one seed, but some have two or three although the latter is rare.• The hard, nut-like fruit come in a variety of shapes including: egg-shaped, round, onion-shaped, conical, and pentagonal.

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Habitat and Range

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Basswoods can be found…. there.

•The basswoods live in climates including continental-cold winters, warm summers, and high humidity.•The trees flourish in regions with an average temperature of 18° to 27 °C in July and rainfall of 250-380mm during the growing season.

UsesBasswood trees are used for:•Hand carving•Cooperage•Boxes•Veneer•Excelsior•Pulp•Rope for weaving•Piano keys•Honey (from nectar in flowers) Figure

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Works CitedText

1. American basswood or linden - Tilia americana L. (n.d.). American basswood or      linden - Tilia americana L. Retrieved June 23, 2010, from Red Planet      website: http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree_american_basswood.htm

2. Plants profile. (n.d.). Natural resources conservation service [basswood].      Retrieved June 23, 2010, from http://plants.usda.gov/java/      profile?symbol=TIAM

3. Tilia americana L. American basswood. (2007, February 13). Natural resources      Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2010, from http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/      mx-212/americanbasswood Figures

1. [Bark, leaf, fruit, habitat and range, shape] [Photoraphs]. (n.d.). Retrieved      from http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree_american_basswood.htm

2. [Honey] [Drawing]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://incensedshop.com/      index.php?main_page=index&cPath=13

3. Basswood Twig [Photograph]. (2009, February 3). Retrieved from      http://www.flickr.com/photos/ophis/3252658361/

4. Basswood parts [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/      subsite/mx-212/americanbasswood

5. [Flower] [Photograph]. (2008, June). Retrieved from http://ledameredith.net/      wordpress/?m=200806