Tilia spectabilis
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Tilia spectabilis, Dipp. (T. alba spectabilis, Hort. T. Blechiana, Hort.). Hybrid of T. americana and T. petiolaris or T. tomentosa. Tree of vigorous growth: branchlets glabrous or slightly pubescent at first; buds pubescent toward the top: lvs. similar to those of T. Americana, ovate, slightly grayish tomentose beneath, with long hairs on the veins, without axillary tufts, 4-6 in. long, 3-5 in. wide: infl. and size of fls. like those of T. americana, but tomentose though less densely than T. tomentosa. Blooms 2 or 3 weeks earlier than T. tomentosa. Of unknown origin; a similar form was raised from seed of T. petiolaris at the Arnold Arboretum in 1900. Var. Moltkei, Rehd. (T. Moltkei, Spaeth). Branchlets and buds quite glabrous: lvs. often without long hairs on the veins, 6-7 in. long. Originated at Spaeth's nursery near Berlin, Germany. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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