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Tilia mexicana
Mexican Basswood
Origin: Native to the southern and south-eastern states of the United States of America and Mexico.
| Family |
| Malvaceae |
| Genus |
| Tilia |
| Species |
| mexicana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Tilia americana var. mexicana, Tilia caroliniana |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 |
| Height |
| Up to 30 m |
| Spread |
| 15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A large, fast growing weak-wooded tree, usually multi-stem and of little ornamental value although the wood has been used in school shop classes since it is cheap and easy to work with. |
| Landscape |
| Limited landscape use except for naturalisation. |
| Shape |
| Broadly pyramidal. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Leaf Description |
| Large, very unequal at the base, 7 – 19 cm long and 6 – 14 cm broad, with a finely toothed margin, light green and smooth above, and silvery downy beneath. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellow with prominat anthers, hanging in clusters of 10–24 together. |
| Fruit Description |
| Spherical, 13 mm diameter, downy, with the fruit bract pointed at the base. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse textured tree. |
| Notable Specimens |
| National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The young leaves are edible, and can be made into a mild-flavored tea. |
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