Tilia americana L.
Basswood; American Linden; Lin; Lime-Tree; Bee-Tree; American basswood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| English | Basswood; American Linden; Lin; Lime-Tree; Bee-Tree;American basswood | |
| Français | Tilleul d'Amérique | |
| Italiano | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Suomi | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Norsk | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Čeština | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Español | Tilio Americano | |
| Svenska | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Polski | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Український | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Român | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Русский | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Български | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| EESTI | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| 日本語 | Amerikanische Linde; Schwarz-Linde | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | North America | |||
| States and Territories | USA (Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia); Canada (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan); Bolivia [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; Germany [c] | |||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Tilia | |||
| Species | americana | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Tilia americana L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/tilti-li.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | hell bis gelb hell bis braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
TIAM , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid
Tilia americana , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
TIAM , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
TIAM , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
TIAM , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
TIAM , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Seed
TIAM , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
TIAM , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
TIAM , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson