Basswood Bud
by Cheryl Baxter
Title
Basswood Bud
Artist
Cheryl Baxter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Basswood
(Tilia americana)
Other common names: American Linden, White-wood
French names: Tilleul d'Amérique
Family: Mallow Family (Malvaceae), (Linden Family (Tiliaceae))
Distinctive features: Tree; Roundish leaves, large buds.
Flowers: Summer
Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Toothed; Large, roundish.
Trunk: Older bark divides into long & narrow vertical ridges or plates. Bark makes excellent cordage (see Notes).
Habitat: Forests, Fields and Open Areas; Forests.
Books: Trees in Canada: 280
Native/Non-native: Native
Status: Common.
Notes: For more info on making cordage, visit the Wildwood Survival website, cordage section.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: : American
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May 22nd, 2014
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