Beetree Linden

Tilia heterophylla

Tiliaceae (Linden Family)

▲ mature tree

▲ leaves, showing lighter leaf undersides

▲ yellow fall color on some leaves

▲ twig and buds

▲ strap-shaped leafy appendages with stalked fruit

▲ trunk and bark

Location on Missouri State University campus: north of Kings St. Annex, just south of Bear Blvd.

Tilia heterophylla: Beetree Linden, White Basswood

very similar in appearance to American Linden (Tilia americana), except leaves have dense silvery-white hairs on undersides and flowers in clusters of 10-25 instead of 5-10