Tilia americana, T. heterophylla US: basswood, American b., white b., Linden, American whitewood, American linn UK: basswood FR: tilleul DE: Linde VL: linden NL: Amerikaans linden
Basswood
American basswood (Tilia americana) is the most important of the native basswood species; next in importance is white basswood (T. heterophylla), and no attempt is made to distinguish between these species in lumber form. In commercial usage, “white basswood” is used to specify the white wood or sapwood of either species. Basswood grows in the eastern half of North America from the Canadian provinces southward. Most basswood lumber comes from the Lake, Middle Atlantic, and Central States.