. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 112 Common Trees BASSWOOD Tilia americana, Linnaeus THE BASSWOOD is a tree of many names. Among them are Linden, Lynn, Lime-tree, White-wood, Beetree, and Whistle-wood. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped to round, 4 to 7 inches long, firm in texture, toothed along margin, unequally heart-shaped at base, tufts of rusty hair often occur in axils of veins. The flowers appear in June or July. They are small, yellowish - white, sweet, fragrant, 5 to 20 in a cluster, attached to a wing-like bract by a slen- der stalk. The fruit is a woody, nut-like
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 112 Common Trees BASSWOOD Tilia americana, Linnaeus THE BASSWOOD is a tree of many names. Among them are Linden, Lynn, Lime-tree, White-wood, Beetree, and Whistle-wood. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped to round, 4 to 7 inches long, firm in texture, toothed along margin, unequally heart-shaped at base, tufts of rusty hair often occur in axils of veins. The flowers appear in June or July. They are small, yellowish - white, sweet, fragrant, 5 to 20 in a cluster, attached to a wing-like bract by a slen- der stalk. The fruit is a woody, nut-like berry about the size of a pea. It usually occurs in small clusters at- tached to a wing-like bract by slender stalks, often persists far into winter. The bark on young stems is smooth and dark- gray, on older trunks it be- comes thick and clearly furrowed. The twigs are smooth, shiny, rather stout, bright- red. The buds are egg- shaped, 2 - ranked, stout, blunt-pointed, usually deep- red, with 3 visible bud-scales. The wood is light, soft, light-brown to nearly white. It is used in the manufacture of paper pulp, crates, furniture, kegs, pails, berry baskets. The Basswood is found from New Brunswick to Mani- toba, southward to Georgia and Texas. It is common in most sections of New York. In the Adirondacks it is found up to 3,200 feet. Rich, moist bottom-lands and hillsides are its favorite home. It reaches a height of 70 to 80 feet and sprouts freely. Two species of European Basswood have been planted extensively in New York. They are the Small-leaved Linden and the Large-leaved BASSWOOD One-fourth natural size. Twig, one-half natural size. Flower, leaf-scar and twig section, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. ,
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