Tilia heterophylla


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Noun1.Tilia heterophylla - American basswood of the Allegheny regionTilia heterophylla - American basswood of the Allegheny region
white basswood, cottonwood
linden tree, basswood, lime tree, linden, lime - any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
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The next most common basswood species is Tilia heterophylla or white basswood.
Basswood -- A Carver's Wood and More
Dominant species included sugar maple (Acer saccharum), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), American beech (Fagus grandifolia), mountain silverbell (Halesia carolina), white basswood (Tilia heterophylla), yellow buckeye (Aesculus octandra), and yellow birch (Betula allegheniensis).
CANOPY TREE TURNOVER IN OLD-GROWTH MESIC FORESTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
and Canadian species of Tiliaceae, but another of commercial importance is Tilia heterophylla, sometimes also called white basswood.
Basswood: a carver's dream species

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