#55
Accession Number: 0055-0000
Common Name: Crimean Linden
Latin Name: Tilia × euchlora
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
Native Range: Hybrid origin
Height: 40–60 feet
Spread: 20–30 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: Pale yellowish-white
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
Water Needs: Medium
Notes: Works well as a shade tree, a street tree; fruit is showy; tolerates drought
Description: Crimean Linden is a hybrid of unknown parentage, but generally considered to be a cross between Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata) and Caucasian Lime (Tilia dasystyla), which is different from the citrus tree known as “lime.” Crimean Linden is a medium-sized deciduous tree with fragrant, pale yellow flowers in late spring, which are very attractive to bees, are followed by small, round “nutlets,” which ripen by late summer. Fall color is unremarkable pale green to pale yellow.
