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American Basswood
American Linden Tilia Americana Conservation Status: least concern
CHARACTERISTICS Small Brown fruit Serrated, heart-shaped Foliage is quite dense small vibrant yellow-white flowers bloom in midsummer Trees can grow up to 39 meters in height commonly conical in shape.
DISTRIBUTION RANGE IN NORTH AMERICA
ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE seeds are edible & provide food for medium birds & smaller mammals. The serrated, heart-shaped Foliage is quite dense and provides good shade and shelter for wildlife, and is high in nutrients, providing excellent fertilizer in the fall. Small but vibrant yellow-white flowers bloom in midsummer, providing bees & other nectarivore with nectar, as few other trees flower at this time. Trees can grow AT HSC LOCATED ON up to 39 FIELD 2 AND 3 meters in height and are commonly conical in shape.
THE IMPORTANCE FOR HUMANS The tough, fibrous inner bark has been by indigenous people across Canada make make rope for centuries, and tea has been made from the leaves. Chem in the flowers and, to a lesser extent, the leaves, can be used medicinally, as antioxidants, and to treat things like colds, headaches, and fevers, but almost of the tree can be used medically in some way.