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American Linden growing in a garden

How to grow american linden

Tilia americana

When to plant american linden

Plant this tree while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall, after leaf drop, and early spring, before bud break, as the best windows; balled-and-burlapped or bare-root stock goes in during dormancy so roots establish before top growth resumes.

American Linden is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
360 to 720 in apart
Sun
Full sun
Soil pH
5 to 8.5

Common problems

  • aphids
  • japanese beetles
  • leaf spots
  • sapsucker damage

Sources

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