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basswood: see linden linden, common name for the Tiliaceae, a family of chiefly woody shrubs and trees. Most genera are tropical, but the genus Tilia, commonly called linden, or lime tree, in Europe and Asia and basswood in North America, is found throughout the north temperate
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basswood

Any of certain species of linden common to North America. The name refers especially to Tilia americana, found in a vast area of eastern North America but centred in the Great Lakes region, and to T. caroliniana and T. georgiana, found in the southeastern U.S.


basswood [′bas‚wu̇d]
(botany)
A common name for trees of the genusTiliain the linden family of the order Malvales. Also known as linden.

basswood, American linden
A cream-colored, fine-textured, moderately low-density wood of North America; used extensively for plywood, lumber core, and trim.


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Smaller windows benefit from lighter colours and lighter weight basswoods with narrow slat widths as they will provide more shade and privacy when tilted.
Many species of Tilia here and in Europe have long been planted for landscape trees -- basswoods and lime trees are also called boulevard trees and are used for decorative purposes, although there is a downside to their use.
Relatively speaking, England's limes and the basswoods of America are considered excellent boulevard or decorative trees, described by author Hugh Johnson in "The Encyclopedia of Trees," as "rearing twiggy monsters.
 
 
 
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