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Tilia americana caroliniana #124994080
Description
Tilia carolinianaàmay grow to 30àm & x28;98àft& x29; tall with a trunk up to 150àcm & x28;4.9àft& x29; in diameter. Theàleavesàare large, very unequal at the base, 7ââ¬â19àcm & x28;2à3âÂâ4ââ¬â7à1âÂâ2àin& x29; long and 6ââ¬â14àcm & x28;2à1âÂâ4ââ¬â5à1âÂâ2àin& x29; broad, with a finely toothed margin; they are light green and smooth above, and silvery downy beneath.Some leaves on specimens identified asàT. mexicanaàin English arboreta are huge, 30àcm & x28;0.98àft& x29; long,as exemplified by the specimen at theàVentnor Botanic Garden. Theàflowers, larger than those ofàT. americana, are produced in clusters of 10ââ¬â24 together. Theàfruitàis spherical, 13àmm & x28;1âÂâ2àin& x29; diameter, downy, with the fruit bract pointed at the base