The Little Leaf Linden Tree (Tilia cordata) is a hardy medium sized broad-leafed deciduous shade tree. This linden will give you a lot of shade in the summer, a splendid plant for street and residential use. Little Leaf has glossy dark foliage and fragrant pendulous flowers in early summer. Virtually disease free and very adaptable, it does well in poor soil. Adored by insects and herbalists for the sweet, fragrant tiny medicinal blossoms.

The leaves are glossy, alternate, and light to dark green with paler undersides with serrate margins. They have an ovate shape with a cordate base. The fall color is chartreuse. If the tree is under stress, the leaves are sometimes golden yellow. The flowers are fragrant and have creamy yellow clusters that blossom in the summer. The fruit is a small hairy nutlet.

Little Leaf Linden is the best tree if you are looking for easy and low maintenance, it keeps looking good without pruning and doesn’t require any upkeep.

Plant in full sun to partial shade, in well draining loamy soil.

Height: 50-60'

Width: 35-50'

Spacing: 40-60'

Zones: 3-7

What you are purchasing is 1 Little Leaf Linden tree featuring our GTSuper Roots System, at a size of your choosing. Handle with care.

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