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Ohio Buckeye vs Basswood (American Linden)

Aesculus glabra

Tilia americana

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Ohio Buckeye
Basswood (American Linden)

Ohio Buckeye is a medium sized deciduous tree. If you are looking for a shade tree, Ohio Buckeye's dense canopy of unique leaves can provide it.

Named after its fruit, an inedible nut enclosed in a prickly husk, Ohio Buckeye also features green-yellow flowers and long, broad leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall.

Slow growing, but an extremely attractive tree. Find out what experienced horticulturalists already know: this tree is a gem.

Basswood, also known as American Linden, provides shade and fragrant flowers with characteristically attractive leaves and branching.

It typically has a large uniformly round crown with a straight branch free trunk.

Basswood is typically found along streams and lakes or at the bottom of slopes where the ground is moist.

Ohio Buckeye Quick Facts

Basswood (American Linden) Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $6.99
Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 33 m (110 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 12 m (40 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: nuts are toxic to humans and cattle

Foliage: palmate
Foliage: thick, heart shaped leaves
Fall colour: reddish-orange or yellow
Flowers: mid-June to mid-july creamy yellow, fragant
Fruit: many, nutlike
Nuts: spiny nut
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Native to: MB, ON, QC, NB
Other Names: american buckeye, fetid buckeye
Other Names: american linden