Hi everyone, I am hoping you can help me identify this tree. It has a white underleaf and smells wonderful. I live in Pennsylvania, so it has to be a pretty hardy tree. This tree is in Easton Pa. My hubby and I saw it after visiting the CRAYOLA Factory on Friday. Thank You for all of the help, Kratz7
LOL.... i am happy to be the first to ID this. I hope I don't blow it! I am VERY sure it's a tilia... well, many kinds... not sure which one exactly. It grows everywhere in Romania, flowers are very fragrant, they drop a lot of polen when they dry. We often collect fresh flowers, let them dry, and then in winter we make tea. It's great! So if you google tilia you should find the exact one. But I doubt that matters that much. Calin
Thanks to all, I knew I could count on my gardening buddies to help me out. I can understand why you like this type of trees so much. They are beautiful and smell awesome. I could have hung out under that tree all day. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/treeselector/detail_plant.cfm?PlantID=278I think this is the variety of tree that is most specific.... what do you think? Now, where do I find a tree like that to buy. I'll have to check out our local nursery. If not, maybe I should look online....any other ideas? Thanks again, Kratz7
You might try and collect seed from the tree you photographed. I don't know how easy they are to sow, but it's worth a try if you can't find it in the nurseries.
Tilia is also called Linden. Its a big tree when mature. It also propagates itself by sending up baby trees from the roots like Aspen does.
I've been looking for a Linden like that for a few years now and they seem to be hard to find around here. It was the scent that got me too
When we had a herb and spice and coffee shop in Wisconsin we sold dried Linden flowers. They were great smelling and made a very sweet tea. dooley
It was an awesome tree, I think I may go back up and pick up some seeds from that tree. If I get some seeds, I'll try and offer them on here. The smell was just fantastic..... Kratz7
