Large Leaf Linden vs Smooth Sumac - TreeTime.ca

Large Leaf Linden vs Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Tilia platyphyllos

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Smooth Sumac
Large Leaf Linden

Smooth Sumac is an excellent shrub for both its ornamental appeal and tolerance of difficult planting sites. You'll love the attractive pyramidal spikes of hairy, red berries that emerge on female plants and the fern-like foliage that covers both male and female varieties.

Ensure you give Smooth Sumac enough space to spread out due to its high suckering nature. While not ideal for small, urban yards, this shrub will make a stunning border along a woodland edge or roadside.

Note:These plants typically reach maturity and make their sex easily known (females producing fruit) in their 3rd or 4th year of growth. Our seedlings are too young to identify their sex.

Large Leaf Linden is a tall, deciduous tree native to Europe. Large Leaf Linden features oblong leaves that turn from yellow-green to brilliant yellow in the fall. Large Leaf Linden is ideal as a shade or ornamental tree in a larger yard.

Smooth Sumac Quick Facts

Large Leaf Linden Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 30 m (98 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 15 m (49 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: long, thin
Fall colour: scarlet red
Flowers: yellow-white
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: BC, SK, MB, ON
Other Names: broadleaf lime, large-leaved lime