Tiliaceae (Tilia)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Tilia (americana)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Tiliaceae

Family Common Name:
Basswood family

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Genus:
Tilia

Species:
americana

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L.

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Common Name:
American basswood

Species Code:
TILAME

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General Distribution:
T. americana is found in temperate deciduous forests of the north and eastern North America.

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seeds exhibit physical and physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds are scarified prior to stratification. Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 90 days. Germination occurs under spring temperatures.

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References:
Spaeth,1932.Hatening germination of basswood seeds. J. of For.30,925-928 Barton,1934.Dormancy in Tilia seeds. Contrib. Boyce Thompson Institute 6,69-89.
In:Table 10.13 Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Tilia americana L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/08/19). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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