Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling Silver' - Sterling Silver Linden
Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling Silver' - Sterling Silver Linden

Sterling Silver Linden

Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling Silver'

  • Pyramidal form when young, becoming round with age
  • Dark green oval leaves with dense silvery hairs underneath
  • Younger leaves have a silvery colour
  • Foliage turns a pale green to pale yellow in the fall
  • Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers
  • Small nutlets with attached narrow bract-like wings follow the flowers
  • Bloom Time: Late spring

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Yellow

HEIGHT:
15-20 m

SPREAD:
12-18 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Adaptable to many types of soils and tolerant of urban conditions, this tilia is a good shade tree for any lawn, park landscape or as a street tree. A good cultivar for planting in dry locations and is known to be resistant to Japanese beetle.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
Deciduous
FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Spr-Sum
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Yellow
Silver
Green (dark)
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen