General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 40 to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 30 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Broadleaf
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 2,086 (Expired)
Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Euclid x Boston

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Greenspire™
Cultivar name: 'PNI 6025'
Common names
  • Littleleaf Linden

Photo Gallery
Location: Lionville (Exton), Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-10-23
yellow leaves in autumn
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-10-27
Location: Lionville (Exton), Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-10-23
older tree less conical in fall color
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-08-31
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-06-18
Location: Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-08-05
young planted tree
Location: West Chicago, Illinois
Date: October in 1980's
young tree in autumn color
Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jan 10, 2018 10:30 PM concerning plant:
    This is the most commonly planted cultivar of Littleleaf Linden in the USA. It has a single trunk leader and holds a pyramidal form for a number of years. It will eventually widen out.

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