Linden
Tilia species
CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf
HABIT/SIZE Large to medium tree with a pyramid shape
LEAVES Simple; alternate; four to eight inches long; heart-shaped with oblique base; margin coarsely-toothed; dark green above and lighter green on the underside
FLOWER Five-petaled yellow flowers in pendulous clusters (cymes); fragrant
FRUIT/SEED/CONE Dry nutlets with a long, strap-like bract
BARK Gray; ridged and furrowed