Casting welcome shade on a hot summer ’s 24-hour interval , the Redmond linden is a large deciduous tree diagram with attractive heart - shaped leaves . maturate best in a cryptic , fertile dirt that is moist , it need room for its branches and root system . Although not liberal of airwave pollution and ironical land , it is a viable urban tree if plant in a spacious lawn or car park mise en scene .

Taxonomy

The Redmond linden is a cultivated variety , or cultivar , of the American linden or basswood . Its scientific name is Tilia Americana ' Redmond ' . Some literature and plant nursery erroneously pronounce the plant as Tilia x euchlora ' Redmond ' .

Origins

The American linden , sometimes called the American lime by European gardeners , is native to the hardwood forest and deep soils of the northeastern quarter of the United States and extreme southeastern Canada . Cultivar Redmond was select by the faculty at Plumfield Nurseries in the American state of Nebraska in 1927 . The original specimen had a worthy strobile - shaped canopy of foliage and was tight - spring up , making it ideal for exercise as a shade tree .

Description

Redmond linden grows to a mature acme of 40 to 60 foot and width of 25 to 30 foot . It has a odd trunk with smooth gray bark and strong arm that create a pyramid - like structure . With great long time , the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree canopy become slenderly more rounded . The leaves are shiny gullible with a scant green underside and attractively shape like hearts .

Hardiness

Grow Redmond linden in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 through 8 . nurseryman in western North America who use Sunset Climate Zones as a guidebook should note this tree is well - suited for zone 1 through 17 . It is tolerant of acidulent to moderately alkaline ground ( pH 5.0 to 8.0 ) , light seasonal drouth and acute wintertime cold and breaking wind .

Uses

The quality of foliage and intensity of the branch cause this tree diagram a prized shade tree . The astray - propagate lower ramification of ' Redmond ' may not make it the best choice as a boulevard tree unless it is adjust back at least 15 to 20 foot from the traffic flow .

Avoid using this option if there is air contamination in the landscape , particularly in crowded urban areas . Besides being a nicely shaped shadiness or street tree , it is a source of nectar for honeybee , which make a distinctively flavored , dark amber dearest from all American lindens when in flower .

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