Tree Profiles > How to identify a linden tree
Wondering if you are looking at a linden tree? Your clues are their leaves, buds, flowers and seeds. Here's what they look like at-a-glance:
Hello! In today's guide we are going to learn how to identify a linden tree. Are you ready? Let's get started! Here are a few linden facts:
Linden trees can grow up to 20 meters tall, live more than 200 years and can be found growing in gardens, parks and city streets.
Linden leaves are asymmetrical, heart shaped and toothed.
Their buds are alternate, deep red and only have 2-3 scales.
The flowers are small, yellowish-green and grow in small, downwards-hanging clusters.
Linden seeds are small, round, yellowy-green, grow in clusters of 1-4 and have a membranous wing on their stalk.
Linden leaf
Hazel leaf
Hazel leaves look similar to linden, but are wider at the tip and narrower (and more symmetrical) at the base.
