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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bushboy on June 23, 2015, 06:37:30 pm

Title: tree id pls
Post by: bushboy on June 23, 2015, 06:37:30 pm

I see these around in town,i have no idea of the species.any ideas,thx's

Title: Re: tree id pls
Post by: wapiti1997 on June 23, 2015, 07:06:24 pm

American basswood, tilia americana, good carving wood poor bow wood!

Title: Re: tree id pls
Post by: bushboy on June 23, 2015, 07:12:17 pm

Thank you,strike that one from the list!lol!

Title: Re: tree id pls
Post by: bubbles on June 23, 2015, 07:15:56 pm

Yeah, Basswood.  The young leaves are great salad greens in the spring as well. Is Linden another name for them? I see ones with larger leaves and ones with smaller leaves that are usually planted in cities.  What's the proper names for both of them?

Title: Re: tree id pls
Post by: Pat B on June 23, 2015, 08:03:59 pm

Tillia Americana(basswood) and Tilia heterophylla(white basswood), the later having a whiter underside and smaller leaves. There are also European varieties.

Title: Re: tree id pls
Post by: PatM on June 23, 2015, 08:44:12 pm

The planted varieties with smaller leaves tend to be the European variety known as Linden.