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Tilia platyphyllos

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Bigleaf Linden 

FAMILY: TILIACEAE

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  • Native to Europe and southwest Asia.

  • Height can reach 135’.

  • Leaves are 5-7” long with tiny hairs on both sides, heartshaped.

  • Flowers are pale yellow in a cluster, suspended from a leaf like bract; earliest of this genus to flower (late May/ early June); seeds round and fuzzy on the surface.

  • Like all in the genus, the flowers are loved by bees.

  • Fairly common in Portland in older neighborhoods.

  • #62 is gigantic.

Tree # Location Dimensions Photo and Notes
49 2204 SE 11th Ave
Right Of Way		 50' Height
48' Spread
12.8' Circ.
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62 Mt Tabor Park
Portland Parks & Recreation		 130' Height
83' Spread
15.2' Circ.

This tree is gigantic and can be found on the southeast corner of the rectangular reservoir, on the west side of Mt. Tabor Park.

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