Saturday, June 20, 2009

Silver linden on Purdue campus




This old silver linden tree (Tilia tomentosa) is on the Purdue campus next to the Purdue Union building. Our native basswood trees (Tilia americana) are similar but without the silvery undersides to the leaves. This silver linden tree is #12 on the Purdue tree tour:

Link to Purdue tree tour:

Picture taken June 18, 2009.

Link to Tilia tomentosa:

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